Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2023-36664
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.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.