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CVE-2010-4820
Published:October 27, 2014
Updated:May 07, 2026
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.
Related Resources (9)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/04/7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511433
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4820
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771853
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51847
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.4
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11