Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.53 .locksafe/.setsafe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.53. Impacted is an unknown function of the file .locksafe/.setsafe. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0363. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 6.53 (Document Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file .locksafe/.setsafe. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice.

The bug was discovered 06/03/2002. The weakness was shared 05/29/2002 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0363. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12302 (RHEL 2.1 : ghostscript (RHSA-2002:123)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115002 (Red Hat Ghostscript PostScript File Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 6.53 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9254), Tenable (12302), SecurityFocus (BID 4937†), OSVDB (16010†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6749†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 12302
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : ghostscript (RHSA-2002:123)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 6.53

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05/29/2002 🔍
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06/03/2002 +5 days 🔍
06/04/2002 +1 days 🔍
08/19/2002 +76 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +687 days 🔍
01/04/2005 +182 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3475 days 🔍
09/19/2025 +4087 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ghostscript.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18199
X-Force: 9254
SecurityFocus: 4937 - Ghostscript PostScript File Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16010 - Ghostscript untrusted PostScript .locksafe and .setsafe could allow execution of arbitrary commands
Vulnerability Center: 6749 - Code Execution in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.5, 6.51, 6.52 via .locksafe or .setsafe, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:03
Updated: 09/19/2025 00:33
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:03 (70), 05/29/2019 09:26 (4), 09/19/2025 00:33 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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