CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Ghostscript up to 7.06 (Document Processing Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Print Job Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unknown vulnerability in GNU Ghostscript before 7.07 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands, even when -dSAFER is enabled, via a PostScript file that causes the commands to be executed from a malicious print job.
The bug was discovered 05/17/2003. The weakness was released 06/16/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0354 since 05/29/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14048 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDKSA-2003:065)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 7.07 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12114) and Tenable (14048).
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 14048
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDKSA-2003:065)
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 7.07
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0354 (🔍)
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X-Force: 12114
Vulnerability Center: 22325 - GNU Ghostscript < 7.07 Remote Command Execution via a PostScript File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7757 - GhostScript Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4676 - Ghostscript could allow command execution with -dSAFER enabled
Entry
Created: 08/12/2014 01:10Updated: 09/05/2019 11:11
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:10 (70), 09/05/2019 11:11 (4)
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