Aladdin Ghostscript Arbitrary Shared Library Usage Vulnerability

BID:1991

Info

Aladdin Ghostscript Arbitrary Shared Library Usage Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1991
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2000-1163
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 22 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2007 05:07PM
Credit: Several Linux vendors have released advisories which address this vulnerability, including Caldera, Debian, Mandrake and Red Hat.
Vulnerable: Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.50
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 J i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 J i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.15
+ Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
+ Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
+ Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3
+ SCO eServer 2.3
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.10
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10 cl
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 4.3
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.50.8
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.16
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.12 cl
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.10 -1
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 4.3.2

Discussion

Aladdin Ghostscript Arbitrary Shared Library Usage Vulnerability

A vulnerability occurs in certain versions of Aladdin Ghostscript, a multiplatform PostScript interpreter.

Improper use of the LD_RUN_PATH environment variable can cause the program to load shared libraries found in the current directory.

An attacker with a malicious shared library could exploit this to execute hostile code on the affected host, potentially elevating their privileges.

Exploit / POC

Aladdin Ghostscript Arbitrary Shared Library Usage Vulnerability

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