GCVE-VVD-CERTCC-2000-227312

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published November 22, 2000

Alladin Ghostscript, a previewer for postscript files, creates temporary files with a predictable names. The creation allows attackers to use symbolic links to overwrite other files on the host.

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Risk Scores

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impact8population10exploitation0widely_known15score_current4.05ease_of_exploitation15

Aliases

CVE-2000-1162

Transitive aliases

GHSA-346g-3xvj-229v GSD-2000-1162

References

Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

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