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TI-2000-01150 Aliases CVE-2000-1162GHSA-346g-3xvj-229v

ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Priority LOW 18Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableAladdin Enterprises
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.10VulnerableAladdin Enterprises
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.15VulnerableAladdin Enterprises
cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50VulnerableAladdin Enterprises
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Aladdin Enterprises
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.10 Vulnerable ·Aladdin Enterprises
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.15 Vulnerable ·Aladdin Enterprises
  • cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 Vulnerable ·Aladdin Enterprises

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-1162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-346g-3xvj-229v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

  • TI-1999-00153 The ghostscript command with the -dSAFER option allows remote attackers to execute commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00351 ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00875 The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi, (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2000-01151 ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2001-01306 ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp'… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6

Sources

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