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CVE-2010-2055

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

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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.

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Affected versions

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References 21

osvdb.org

secunia.com

bugs.debian.org

securityfocus.com

rhn.redhat.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

security.gentoo.org

vupen.com

savannah.gnu.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

bugs.ghostscript.com

lists.opensuse.org

bugzilla.novell.com