CVE-2013-5653 describes a vulnerability in Ghostscript versions 9.10, specifically affecting the getenv and filenameforall functions, which bypass the "-dSAFER" security argument. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary data through a specially crafted PostScript file, impacting products like Artifex AFPL Ghostscript and Debian Linux. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:afpl_ghostscript:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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