CVE-2013-5653 (GCVE-0-2013-5653)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-07 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-09-29 00:00
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