What is CVE-2004-1170?

CVE-2004-1170 is a none vulnerability published on January 10, 2005. a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

When was CVE-2004-1170 disclosed?

CVE-2004-1170 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 10, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2004-1170 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-1170 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2004-1170?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-1170, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2004-1170

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized

0.0

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 94.8%
KEV: Not listed

References (22)

cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html
cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/283134
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/12375
cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=
cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140
cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/283134
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/12375

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2004-1170?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs

CVE-2004-1170

Published

Last Modified

References (22)

Data Freshness Timeline

Publicly available exploits

Frequently asked(4)

Dependency Blast Radius

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2004-1170?

CVE-2004-1170

📅 Published

🔄 Last Modified

🔗 References (22)

Data Freshness Timeline

Publicly available exploits

❓ Frequently asked(4)

Dependency Blast Radius

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2004-1170?

Published

Last Modified

References (22)

Frequently asked(4)