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CVE-2000-1163

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/01/2001
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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