ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00405 35th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | Aladdin Enterprises |
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.10 | Vulnerable | Aladdin Enterprises |
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.15 | Vulnerable | Aladdin Enterprises |
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10cl | Vulnerable | Aladdin Enterprises |
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.50 | Vulnerable | Aladdin 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:5.10cl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10cl 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.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-1163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf
References
More Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- 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-2000-01150 ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack. CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7
- 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
- CVE-2000-1163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-1163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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