VDB-17365 · CVE-2001-1353 · GCVE-0-2001-1353

Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.51 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.51. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2001-1353. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.51 (Document Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the lp user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled.

The weakness was published 09/18/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1353. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.51 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Document Processing Software

Vendor

Aladdin Enterprises

Name

Ghostscript

Version

6.51

License

free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Ghostscript 6.51

Timelineinfo

09/18/2001 🔍
09/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +4677 days 🔍
06/04/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17365

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 11:10
Updated: 06/04/2018 08:38
Changes: 07/09/2014 11:10 (41), 06/04/2018 08:38 (6)
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