CVE-2000-1163

Medium

Description

ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductAladdin Enterprises Ghostscript
PublishedJan 9, 2001
First seenJan 9, 2001

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript4.3, 5.10.10, 5.10.15, 5.10cl, 5.50—

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