CVE-2024-46953

HIGH EPSS 30.5%
Published Nov 10, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 10, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in base/gsdevice.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An integer overflow when parsing the filename format string (for the output filename) results in path truncation, and possible path traversal and code execution.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
30.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Numeric Error

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
artifexghostscript* <10.04.0
debiandebian_linux12.0any
suselinux_enterprise_high_performance_computing12.0any
suselinux_enterprise_server12any
suselinux_enterprise_server12any
suselinux_enterprise_server12any
suselinux_enterprise_server_for_sap12any

References 5

  • bugs.ghostscript.com https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707793
    Permissions Required
  • cgit.ghostscript.com https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=1f21a45df0fa3abec4cff12951022b192dda3c00
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html
    Product
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00023.html
  • suse.com https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • cgit.ghostscript.com https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=1f21a45df0fa3abec4cff12951022b192dda3c00
    Patch