ghostscript: CWD included in the default library search path
Published Oct 27, 2014
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.
Affected products
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- 8.62
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ghostscript-0:7.07-33.13.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0096
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ghostscript-0:7.07-33.13.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0096 |
| 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 |
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:M/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 38.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 37.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.69th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51847 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4820 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771853 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4820
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4820
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51847 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4820 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771853 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4820 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4820 |
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