CVE-2024-46956
Ghostscript Arbitary Code Execution
Description
An issue was discovered in psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Out-of-bounds data access in filenameforall can lead to arbitrary code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2024, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 14, 2024, 8:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-46956
vulnerability.
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Cybersecurity News
Ghostscript Update Patches Six Critical Vulnerabilities: Code Execution, Buffer Overflow, and Path Traversal Risks
Popular document rendering engine Ghostscript has released a critical security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to remote code execution.Ghostscript, a widely used ... Read more
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CVE-2024-46956 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707895 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707895 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f4151f12db32cd3ed26c24327de714bf2c3ed6ca No Types Assigned https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f4151f12db32cd3ed26c24327de714bf2c3ed6ca Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html No Types Assigned https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html Product Changed Reference Type https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/ No Types Assigned https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.04.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss_extended_security:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-125 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue was discovered in psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Out-of-bounds data access in filenameforall can lead to arbitrary code execution. Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707895 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f4151f12db32cd3ed26c24327de714bf2c3ed6ca [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-46956 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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