CVE-2001-1593

The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Published: 2014-04-05 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1593 is rated Low Risk (19.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1593

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-07-18 0.18% 0.12% -0.06%
2 2025-03-30 3.58% 0.18% -3.40%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.58% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1593

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1593

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1593

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2001-1593 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (a2ps), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1593
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1593
ubuntu low CVE-2001-1593 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (a2ps), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): not-affected 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2001-1593

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1593

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu a2ps <= 4.14 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu a2ps 4.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu a2ps 4.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu a2ps 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu a2ps 4.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu a2ps 4.13b cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.13b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1593

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