CVE-2010-2055

N/A Unknown
Published: July 22, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40452
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40475
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/66247
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/66247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-17

Affected Vendors

artifex

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