Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63 script Command code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component script Command. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2055. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63 (Document Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component script Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 07/12/2010 by Paul Szabo as Bug 599564 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2055 since 05/25/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75512 (openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript-devel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0451-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350705 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ghostscript: ALAS-2012-042).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75512), SecurityFocus (BID 40426†), OSVDB (66247†), Secunia (SA40452†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26400†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55228, VDB-54522, VDB-54106 and VDB-72723. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Class: Code
CWE: CWE-17
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 75512
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript-devel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0451-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881172
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for ghostscript CESA-2012:0095 centos5
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07/22/2010 +9 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
09/20/2021 +2377 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: Bug 599564
Researcher: Paul Szabo
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54105

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SecurityFocus: 40426 - Ghostscript Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 40452 - Ghostscript "-P-" Command Line Option Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 66247 - Ghostscript -P- Command Line Option Arbitrary Postscript Command Execution
Vulnerability Center: 26400 - Ghostscript Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted gs_init.ps File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1757

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/20/2021 21:09
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (68), 03/01/2017 08:21 (16), 09/20/2021 21:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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