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CVE-2013-5653 Detail

Current Description

The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a crafted postscript file.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/07/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724 Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327 Issue Tracking Patch

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-5653
NVD Published Date:
03/07/2017
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018