ghostscript: gs_init.ps searched in current directory despite -P-
Published Jul 22, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 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
- 6.0
- 8.11
- ≤ 8.71
- 8.01
- 8.15
- 8.50
- 8.51
- 8.54
- 8.56
- 8.57
- 8.60
- 8.61
- 8.62
- 8.63
- 8.64
- 8.70
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript-0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript-0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ghostscript
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript-0:8.70-6.el5_7.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0095 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript-0:8.70-11.el6_2.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0095 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 40.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 39.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583183 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583316 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691350 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043913.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043948.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6368 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40452 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40475 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.osvdb.org/66247 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511476 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1757 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2055 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2055
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2055
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