Format string error in a2ps - CVE-2015-8107
Published: May 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27577
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8107
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
a2ps
a2ps
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error in GNU a2ps. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8107
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.