Out-of-bounds Read in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2024-46956
An issue was discovered in psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Out-of-bounds data access in filenameforall can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th 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 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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required)
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-46956?
- CVE-2024-46956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-46956?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.