Vulnerability Name:

CCN-59046

Published:2010-05-27
Updated:2010-05-27
Summary:Ghostscript could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. Temporary files are created insecurely without the O_EXCL mode. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, which could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:TF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: Debian Bug report logs - #583316
/usr/bin/gv: Insecure gs workaround "gs -P-"

Source: CCN
Type: Ghostscript Web site
Ghostscript

Source: CCN
Type: BID-40426
Ghostscript Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ghostscript-tmp-symlink(59046)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ghostscript ghostscript 8.64