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CVE-2010-2055 json

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary P…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2075

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript commands via a Trojan horse file, related to improper support for the -P- option to the gs program, as demonstrated using gs_init.ps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4820.

Patch / fix

  • ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8.71~dfsg2-6.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2055

  • ghostscript RHEL 5 8.70-6.el5_7.6
  • ghostscript RHEL 6 8.70-11.el6_2.6
  • ghostscript-gtk RHEL 5 8.70-6.el5_7.6
  • ghostscript-gtk RHEL 6 8.70-11.el6_2.6

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0095

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2055 updated cvss 4.4

ghostscript: gs_init.ps searched in current directory despite -P-

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ghostscript 8.70-6.el5_7.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-6.el5_7.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.70-6.el5_7.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-6.el5_7.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-11.el6_2.6
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ghostscript 8.70-11.el6_2.6, ghostscript-gtk 8.70-11.el6_2.6 Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.70-6.el5_7.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0095
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ghostscript
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511474 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511472 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.ghostscript.com http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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