CVE-2000-1163

Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-1148 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 5:45 AM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2000, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 9, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM