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CVE-2002-0363

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice.

Affected products

• Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript: through 6.53

References

• http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.html
• http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-123.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-209.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4937
• http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-February/001900.html
• http://www.ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-code-review/2002-January/001801.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9254.php

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