CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8107

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Apr 13, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
A2ps Gnu 4.14 (including) 4.14 (including)
A2ps Ubuntu precise *
A2ps Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References