CVE-2010-4820
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4820 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-10-27 01:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2014-11-02 00:59:00 UTC |
| Description | Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-94
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ghostscript | Ghostscript | 8.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ghostscript | Ghostscript | 8.62 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 599564 – CVE-2010-2055 ghostscript: gs_init.ps searched in current directory despite -P- | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: ghostscript: system initialization file uncontrolled search path element | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Ghostscript CVE-2010-4820 Library Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 691339 – Insecure gs initialization | MISC | bugs.ghostscript.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 771853 – CVE-2010-4820 ghostscript: CWD included in the default library search path | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.