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TI-2004-01077 Aliases CVE-2004-1184GHSA-m3q3-jjv2-53w5

The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 allows remote attackers or local users to execute…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01181 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 59

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*core_2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*core_3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 49 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:040 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Low
    enscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 enscript-1.6.1-28.3, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.i386, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 enscript-1.6.1-28.3, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 enscript-1.6.1-28.3, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.i386, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 enscript-1.6.1-28.3, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.i386, enscript-1.6.1-28.3.ia64
  • RHSA-2005:039 Released 2005-02-01 · Red Hat rating Low
    enscript security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 enscript-1.6.1-24.4, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 enscript-1.6.1-24.4, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.i386, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 enscript-1.6.1-24.4, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.i386, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 enscript-1.6.1-24.4, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.i386, enscript-1.6.1-24.4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:040
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:040

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1184
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3q3-jjv2-53w5

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 3

Sources

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