CVE-2010-2055
Ghostscript Local File Reading
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 22, 2010, 5:43 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2055
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Ghostscript package.
- Apply the vendor-supplied security patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-2055.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2055 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2055
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-2055 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-2055 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183 Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316 Added Reference http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 Added Reference http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350 Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Added Reference http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40452 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40475 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40532 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/66247 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757 Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-17 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 22, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.02%
score
0.16995
percentile