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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-07-22T01:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2010-2055

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2015-01-09T23:44:39.827

Link: CVE-2010-2055

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2010-2055 - Bugzilla