CVE-2000-1163
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in...
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
- Record
CVE-2000-1163- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
- Record
CVE-2000-1163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1148 No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf No score
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in...
ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find libraries in the current directory, which could allow local users to execute commands as other users by placing a Trojan horse library into a directory from which another user executes ghostscript.
- Record
GHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf- 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-2000-1163 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) 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 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5564
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-074.php3
securityfocus.com/bid/1991
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000343
debian.org/security/2000/20001123
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1163
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v37-26xm-h4rf