Vulnerability in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript
CVE-2000-1163
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · 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)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5564 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1991 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)