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01 Record

CVE-2024-33869

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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02 Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 39.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. 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
2024-07-03 00:00Z2 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-10-31 17:23Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2024-04-27
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
  • CWE-23Relative Path TraversalBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e1db7be8370dac8eac205ee4ccb6964aac31bc3159b3a496cee0b1f1578045bc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
artifexghostscriptNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 9

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4

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 in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-doc
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-fonts
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-tools-printing
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • ghostscript-x11
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • libgs
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4
  • libgs-devel
    Fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4

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+deb12u4

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

Debian 13

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1

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

Debian 14

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1

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-5ubuntu4.12

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~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7

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~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1

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.