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01 Record

CVE-2023-43115

In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2, gdevijs.c in GhostPDL can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents because they can switch to the IJS device, or change the IjsServer

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2, gdevijs.c in GhostPDL can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents because they can switch to the IJS device, or change the IjsServer

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
5.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 92.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-09-18 00:00Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-02 19:37Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-09-18
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
f2f130e08008495fd4436225856f1fed758815d4f3023320fc63e180f03491f7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
artifexghostscriptNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 9

  • ghostscript
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • libgs
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 9

  • ghostscript
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • libgs
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 9.54.0-11.el9_2
    • Affected before 9.54.0-14.el9_3

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.02.0~dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.02.0~dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.5

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.