Vulnerability CVE-2000-1162 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1162 (CCN-5563)

Assigned:

2000-11-22

Published:

2000-11-22

Updated:

2017-10-10

Summary:

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

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

3.7 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

File Manipulation

References:

Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2000-041.0
Two security problems with ghostscript

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1162

Source: CONECTIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
CLSA-2000:343

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement, November 15 2000
SuSE: miscellaneous

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2000:343
ghostscript: Temporary files and dynamic libraries

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2000-114
ghostscript uses mktemp instead of mkstemp

Source: CALDERA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
CSSA-2000-041

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
20001123 ghostscript: symlink attack

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 20001123
ghostscript: symlink attack

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#227312
Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2000:074

Source: CCN
Type: Immunix OS Security Advisory IMNX-2000-70-010-01
ghostscript

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1661
Aladdin Ghostscript Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2000:114

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
1990

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1990
Aladdin Ghostscript Symlink Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:074
ghostscript

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ghostscript-sym-link(5563)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ghostscript-sym-link(5563)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable