# CVE-2004-1377: The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12109
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/9168253c-5a6d-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18671
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13641

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