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CVE-2000-1162

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript: 4.3, 5.10.10, 5.10.15, 5.50

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1990
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000343
• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001123
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html

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