CVE-2010-2055

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript commands via a Trojan horse file, related to improper support for the -P- option to the gs program, as demonstrated using gs_init.ps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4820.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-2055: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix