security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.11%
Description
ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.53
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:123
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:083
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:083
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:083
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:209
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:083
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:083
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:123 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:083 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:083 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:083 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:209 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:083 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:083 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/AC:L/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02109) | 81.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02109) | 79.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 70.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 76.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 74.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 71.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-026.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-123.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-209.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4937 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0363 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616763 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0363
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0363
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-026.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA | |
| http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-123.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-209.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4937 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0363 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616763 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0363 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0363 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.