CVE-2024-33869

low-risk
Published 2024-07-03

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 example, restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output filename.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Artifex

References (4)

Issue Tracking https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2
Issue Tracking https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691
Mailing List https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal