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CVE-2010-4820

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Tr

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00111
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ghostscriptall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD27 Oct 2014 · 01:55 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2012:0095Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2012:0096Moderate
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51847
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