CVE-2001-1353

security flaw

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Published Jun 5, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 7.2
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.2	RHSA-2001:138	2001-10-31T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1334	ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.317% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0069.html
http://marc.info/?l=lprng&m=100083210910857&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-112.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-138.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1353
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1353

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript

Redhat Linux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 5, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM
Reserved: Jun 2, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 18, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 18, 2001, 12:00 AM

Severity
Public date: Sep 18, 2001, 12:00 AM

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