Upstream information
Description
ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe or .setsafe to reset the current pagedevice.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SuSE-SA:2002:037, published Monday, Oct 14, 12:00 UTC
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:20:50 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:32 2025