# CVE-2004-1184: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in EPSF pipe support, requiring immediate patching of the enscript utility.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1184, GHSA-m3q3-jjv2-53w5

## What is CVE-2004-1184?

CVE-2004-1184 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1184?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Gnu Enscript, Redhat Fedora Core, Sgi Propack, Suse Suse Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1184?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-1184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Fedora Core

- [CVE-2008-3863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3863/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2004-1185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1185/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1186/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1184 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1184 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Fedora Core, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Fedora Core. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1184/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1184
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1184
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1184

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.