Use After Free in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2023-46751
An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46751?
- CVE-2023-46751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46751?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46751 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.