FKIE_CVE-2004-0967

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-02-09 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:06
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Summary
The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi, (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript (espgs) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.19/SCOSA-2006.19.txt
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.23/SCOSA-2006.23.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136321
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/16997Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17135Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19799Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20056Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-081.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11285Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10284
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.19/SCOSA-2006.19.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.23/SCOSA-2006.23.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136321
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16997Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17135Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19799Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20056Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-081.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11285Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10284
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 4.3
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 4.3.2
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.10
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.10
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.10_1
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.10_1
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.12cl
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.15
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.16
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10cl
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.50
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.50.8
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.50.8_7
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 6.51
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 6.52
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 6.53
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 7.0.4
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 7.0.5
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 7.0.6
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 7.0.7
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