CVE-2001-1353 json
ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enab…
published 2001-09-18 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1334
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2001-1353 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Linux 7.2fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2001:138
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2001-138.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/hp/2001-q4/0069.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2001-112.html
vendor-advisory
- marc.info /?l=lprng&m=100083210910857&w=2
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-1353
- NVD CVE-2001-1353
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