Ghostscript Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801412");
  script_version("2022-02-18T13:05:59+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-02-18 13:05:59 +0000 (Fri, 18 Feb 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-07-26 16:14:51 +0200 (Mon, 26 Jul 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2055");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Ghostscript Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("secpod_ghostscript_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("artifex/ghostscript/win/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/40452");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ghostscript.com");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows the attackers to execute arbitrary
  postscript commands via the 'gs_init.ps' file, if a user is tricked into opening
  a file using the '-P-' option in an attacker controlled directory.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Ghostscript version 8.71 and prior");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to: application reading certain postscript files
  in the current working directory although the '-P-' command line option is set.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade Ghostscript to version 9.0 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Ghostscript is prone to an arbitrary command execution vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

CPE = "cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript";

include( "host_details.inc" );
include( "version_func.inc" );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE ) ) exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "9.0" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "9.0", install_path: location );
  security_message( data: report, port: 0 );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );