CVE-2004-0967 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability affecting the ESP Ghostscript package (espgs), specifically in Trustix Secure Linux versions 1.5 through 2.1, and potentially other operating systems. This flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on temporary files created by the pj-gs.sh, ps2epsi, pv.sh, and sysvlp.sh scripts. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating that a low-complexity local attack can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:mdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.10.10_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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