Ghostscript
Vendor:
First CVE: Aug 31, 1995 · Active for 30 years
6
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 80% of tracked products
1.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 56% of tracked products
5.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 15% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Ghostscript over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Aug 31, 1995
30 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Feb 9, 2005
7,835 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Ghostscript6 CVEs
33%
17%
50%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown6 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown6 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown6 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown6 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2002-0363HIGH ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice. | May 29, 2002 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0155HIGH The ghostscript command with the -dSAFER option allows remote attackers to execute commands. | Aug 31, 1995 | 7.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2004-0967HIGH The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi, (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript (espgs) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, all | Feb 9, 2005 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-2000-1163MEDIUM ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other u | Jan 9, 2001 | 4.6 | 14 | NO | NO |
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack. | Jan 9, 2001 | 3.7 | 13 | NO | NO |
ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled. | Sep 18, 2001 | 2.6 | 12 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Ghostscript
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0.7 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 7.0.6 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 7.0.5 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 7.0.4 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 6.53 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 6.52 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 6.51 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.50.8_7 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.50.8 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.50 | 3 | 5.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10cl | 2 | 5.9 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10.16 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10.15 | 3 | 5.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10.12cl | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10.10_1 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 5.10.10 | 3 | 5.7 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.3.2 | 1 | 7.2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 5.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 3.22 | 1 | 7.5 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 1 | 7.5 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |