CVE-2024-46954

HIGH EPSS 41.8%
Published Nov 10, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 10, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Overlong UTF-8 encoding leads to possible ../ directory traversal.

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
41.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
artifexghostscript* <10.04.0

References 3

  • bugs.ghostscript.com https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707788
    Permissions Required
  • cgit.ghostscript.com https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=55f587dd039282316f512e1bea64218fd991f934
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html
    Product

Remediation

  • cgit.ghostscript.com https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=55f587dd039282316f512e1bea64218fd991f934
    Patch