7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript commands via a Trojan horse file, related to improper support for the -P- option to the gs program, as demonstrated using gs_init.ps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4820.
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
secunia.com/advisories/40452
secunia.com/advisories/40475
secunia.com/advisories/40532
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
www.osvdb.org/66247
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html