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Medium severity · published Mar 7, 2017
CVE-2013-5653
The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a crafted postscript file
5.5
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a crafted postscript file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AG
Afpl Ghostscript · Artifex
9.10 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AG
Afpl Ghostscript
Artifex
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5653
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5653
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497
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