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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-05T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.469Z

Reserved: 2014-02-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1593

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-05T21:55:06.097

Modified: 2014-05-01T01:20:51.027

Link: CVE-2001-1593

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2001-01-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1593 - Bugzilla