CVE-2013-5653

ghostscript: getenv and filenameforall ignore -dSAFER

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a crafted postscript file.

Las funciones getenv y filenameforall en Ghostscript 9.10 ignoran el argumento "-dSAFER", lo que permite a atacantes remotos leer datos a través de un archivo postcript manipulado.

It was found that the ghostscript functions getenv and filenameforall did not honor the -dSAFER option, usually used when processing untrusted documents, leading to information disclosure. A specially crafted postscript document could read environment variable and list directory respectively, from the target.

The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed. Security Fix: It was found that the ghostscript functions getenv, filenameforall and .libfile did not honor the -dSAFER option, usually used when processing untrusted documents, leading to information disclosure. A specially crafted postscript document could read environment variable, list directory and retrieve file content respectively, from the target.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-08-30 CVE Reserved
2017-01-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96497	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/28	2018-01-05
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/5	2018-01-05
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724	2018-01-05
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697169	2018-01-05
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380327	2017-01-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0013.html	2018-01-05
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0014.html	2018-01-05
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3691	2018-01-05
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5653	2017-01-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex"		Afpl Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript"				9.10 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Afpl Ghostscript" and version "9.10"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected