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CVE-2010-2055 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 Exploit 
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 Exploit 
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
http://secunia.com/advisories/40452 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40452 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40475 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40475 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40532 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40532 Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/66247
http://www.osvdb.org/66247
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 Patch 
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-17 DEPRECATED: Code cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2055
NVD Published Date:
07/22/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.