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01 Record

CVE-2024-46951

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An unchecked Implementation pointer in Pattern color space could lead to arbitrary code execution.

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An unchecked Implementation pointer in Pattern color space could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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
0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 29.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (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:H/I:H/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
2024-11-10 00:00Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-11-03 22:19Z11 MO AGO
Reserved
2024-09-16
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-824Access of Uninitialized PointerBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
7159ae5fad0ddd903342f60d43a2ef1e41e9a251c3ce7984c409d72255552a90

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
artifexghostscript10.04.0—

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+deb12u6

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

Debian 13

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.04.0~dfsg-1

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

Debian 14

  • ghostscript
    Fixed in 10.04.0~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-5ubuntu4.14

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~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10

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~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4

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
    Fixed in 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

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
    Fixed in 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

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.