Vulnerability in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript
CVE-2000-1162
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript — versions 4.3, 5.10.10, 5.10.15
References
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1990 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123 (vendor-advisory)