security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.3
- 5.10.10
- 5.10.15
- 5.50
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.0 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 5.1 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22) - Red Hat Linux 7.0 - RHSA-2000:114 (2000-11-22)
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 22.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1990 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1162 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616539 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1162
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1162
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1990 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1162 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616539 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1162 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1162 |
Change history (0)
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