PT-2001-1198 · Gnu · Ghostscript

Published 2001-01-09 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-1162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ghostscript versions prior to 5.10-16

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.10-16, update to version 5.10-16 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1162

Affected Products

Ghostscript

References · 8

• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1162 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1990 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2000/20001123 · Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html · Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3 · Note
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563 · Note