CVE-2000-1163 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as other users by placing a malicious library in the current directory when Ghostscript is run.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1163?
CVE-2000-1163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf.