Integer overflow in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2024-46953
An issue was discovered in base/gsdevice.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An integer overflow when parsing the filename format string (for the output filename) results in path truncation, and possible path traversal and code execution.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
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: 0.004 (31.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Linux — versions 12.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing — versions 12.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For SAP — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required)
- github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html (Product)
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/ (Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/ (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46953?
- CVE-2024-46953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.