CVE-2013-5653
Published: 31 December 2013
The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a crafted postscript file.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4)
|
| trusty |
Released
(9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(9.19~dfsg+1-0ubuntu6.2)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=ab109aaeb3ddba59518b036fb288402a65cf7ce8
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/651
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5653
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian