CVE-2000-1162

ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack.

Published: 2001-01-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-1162 is rated Low Risk (22/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1162

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 1.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1162

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-1162

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1162

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.10 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.10.15 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aladdin_enterprises ghostscript 5.50 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1162

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