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CVE-2002-0363

ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the curre

ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0068
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
aladdin enterprises ghostscript<= 6.53
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD29 May 2002 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2003:209Important
rhsaRHSA-2002:083Important
rhsaRHSA-2002:123Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-026.0.txt
http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.htmlPatch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-123.html
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