UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5653
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5653
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5653.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5653
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2013-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:43:05Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5653
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694724
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=ab109aaeb3ddba59518b036fb288402a65cf7ce8
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/651
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3148-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5653
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ghostscript
Package
- Name
- ghostscript
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5
Affected versions
9.*
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript",
"binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs-dev",
"binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9",
"binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9-common",
"binary_version": "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript
Package
- Name
- ghostscript
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
Affected versions
9.*
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript",
"binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs-dev",
"binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9",
"binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9-common",
"binary_version": "9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}