# CVE-2013-5653: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read sensitive data via crafted PostScript files because Ghostscript ignores the -dSAFER security flag.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5653, GHSA-hh8r-vgv6-7j2f, SUSE-SU-2016:2817-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5653

## What is CVE-2013-5653?

CVE-2013-5653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Mar 2017. 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5653?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |
| `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | All versions | 9.15-17.2 |

Products: Artifex Afpl Ghostscript, Debian Debian Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5653?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-5653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5653 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5653/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5653/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5653
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5653
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5653

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