Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2013-5653
CVE-2013-5653
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497nvd
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