CVE-2010-2055 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2010-2055

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current...

Vulnerability Description

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript commands via a Trojan horse file, related to improper support for the -P- option to the gs program, as demonstrated using gs_init.ps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4820.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

afpl ghostscript, ghostscript fonts, gpl ghostscript
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0, 6.01, 6.50, 7.00, 7.03, 7.04, 8.00, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14, 8.50, 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, 8.54, 0, 8.01, 8.15, 8.56, 8.57, 8.60, 8.61, 8.62, 8.63, 8.64, 8.70

Timeline

Official Publish: July 22nd, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.