Path Traversal in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2024-46954
An issue was discovered in decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Overlong UTF-8 encoding leads to possible ../ directory traversal.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
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: 0.005 (43.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required)
- github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html (Product)
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46954?
- CVE-2024-46954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46954?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.