CVE-2000-1163

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.

Date published : 2001-01-22

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1991

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-041.0.txt