Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2023-36664
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.040 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Permissions Required)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Permissions Required)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5446 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- git.ghostscript.com/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-36664?
- CVE-2023-36664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-36664?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-36664 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.