Path Traversal in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2024-33870
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example, there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is permitted.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-33870?
- CVE-2024-33870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-33870?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.