CVE-2013-5653
Ghostscript Environment Variable and Fileforall Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 7, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2013-5653.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497 | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327 | Issue Tracking Patch |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-5653 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-5653
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.38 }} 0.11%
score
0.69196
percentile