PT-2002-1427 · Artifex · Ghostscript

Published 2002-05-29 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0363

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ghostscript versions prior to 6.53

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This can be achieved by utilizing specific commands to reset the current pagedevice, potentially leading to unauthorized access and execution of malicious commands.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.53, update to version 6.53 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0363

Affected Products

Ghostscript

References · 9

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-123.html · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-026.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.html · Patch
• http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0363 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-209.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4937 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php · Note