CVE-2000-1162
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink...
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2000-1162- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2000-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1147 No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1147- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-346g-3xvj-229v No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink...
ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-346g-3xvj-229v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-1162 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript, published January 9, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-114.html
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000343
securityfocus.com/bid/1990
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5563
debian.org/security/2000/20001123
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1162
github.com/advisories/GHSA-346g-3xvj-229v