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CVE-2010-2055

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2010-07-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Artifex Afpl GhostscriptArtifex Gpl GhostscriptArtifex Ghostscript Fonts

Weakness Type

CWE-17

References