Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg2-6.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg2-6.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg2-6.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | ghostscript +3 | 8.70-11.el6_2.6 | RHSA-2012:0095 |
| RHEL 5 | ghostscript +2 | 8.70-6.el5_7.6 | RHSA-2012:0095 |
| RHEL 4 | ghostscript +2 | 7.07-33.13.el4 | RHSA-2012:0096 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2012:0095 Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0096 Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=599564
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771853
- [oss-security] 20120104 Re: CVE request: ghostscript: system initialization file uncontrolled search path element mailing-list
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691339
- RHSA-2012:0096 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0095 vendor-advisory
- 20100522 Ghostscript 8.64 executes random code at startup mailing-list
- 51847 vdb-entry