Description
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.
Published: 2010-07-22
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2075 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:17:14.441Z

Reserved: 2010-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2055

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-07-22T05:43:14.157

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2055

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-05-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2055 - Bugzilla

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