VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-1163

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-01-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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