CVE-2000-1163
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 users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
Published:Jan 9, 2001
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jan 22, 2001
EPSS Score:0.00086
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Aladdin Enterprises
Product
Ghostscript
Aladdin Enterprises
Ghostscript
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
