CVE-2000-1163

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.

Affected products

Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript: 4.3, 5.10.10, 5.10.15, 5.10cl, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/1991
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5564
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.securityfocus.com/bid/1991
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5564

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