VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-5653
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.96%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- artifex/afpl ghostscript · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.