Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-4820 (CCN-72940)

Assigned:2010-05-26
Published:2010-05-26
Updated:2014-11-02
Summary:Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.4 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-94
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-4820

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0095
Moderate: ghostscript security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2012:0095

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0096
Moderate: ghostscript security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2012:0096

Source: CCN
Type: Ghostscript Web site
Ghostscript

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20120104 Re: CVE request: ghostscript: system initialization file uncontrolled search path element

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78832
GhostScript -P- Option Path Subversion Arbitrary PostScript DLL Injection Code Execution

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20100522 Ghostscript 8.64 executes random code at startup

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
51847

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51847
Ghostscript CVE-2010-4820 Library Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 771853
CWD included in the default library search path

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771853

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ghostscript-library-priv-esc(72940)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 10:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 11:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 12:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 13:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 14:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:8.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23156
    P
    		ELSA-2012:0095: ghostscript security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20914
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0095: ghostscript security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120095
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0095: ghostscript security update (Moderate)
    2012-02-02
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120096
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0096: ghostscript security update (Moderate)
    2012-02-02
    BACK
    ghostscript ghostscript 8.62
    artifex afpl ghostscript 7.04
    artifex afpl ghostscript 7.03
    artifex afpl ghostscript 7.00
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.52
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.51
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.50
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.14
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.13
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.12
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.11
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.00
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.53
    artifex afpl ghostscript 8.54
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6