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CVE-2010-2055

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00064
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

4

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3
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 511472www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 511474www.securityfocus.com

Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD22 Jul 2010 · 05:43 AM

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2
rhsaRHSA-2012:0095Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2012:0096Moderate
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