CVE-2015-8107
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2015-8107- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2015-8107- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7999 No score
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7999- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qwx-fr6j-m6r7
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-3qwx-fr6j-m6r7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2015-8107- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8107
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8107- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8107
Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8107- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8107 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu A2ps, published April 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.77%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in a2ps 1:4.14-1.2.