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01 Record

CVE-2023-46751

An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.

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
1.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 74.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. 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
2023-12-06 00:00Z2 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-02 20:53Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-10-26
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
59b1fdc99b8a93193c473c9a2535e8160c174bb82694f2d9ef25b0ee11bab355

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
artifexghostscriptNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10

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

AlmaLinux 9

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6

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

CloudLinux 8

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.27-16.el8_10

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 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.

CloudLinux 9

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.54.0-18.el9_6

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+deb12u3

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

Debian 13

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.02.1~dfsg-1

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

Debian 14

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.02.1~dfsg-1

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1

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.