Anolis OS update for ghostscript



| Updated: 2025-03-29
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2023-38559
CVE-2023-39417
CVE-2023-39418
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-89
CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Anolis OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

ghostscript-doc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgs-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript-x11
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript-tools-printing
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript-tools-fonts
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript-gtk
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ghostscript
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor OpenAnolis

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79041

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38559

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the devn_pcx_write_rle() function in base/gdevdevn.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Anolis OS: 23

ghostscript-doc: before 10.01.2-2

libgs-devel: before 10.01.2-2

libgs: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-x11: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-printing: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-fonts: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-dvipdf: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-gtk: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript: before 10.01.2-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2023:0594


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU79454

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39417

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the extension script @substitutions@, which uses @extowner@, @extschema@, or @extschema:...@ inside a quoting construct. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Anolis OS: 23

ghostscript-doc: before 10.01.2-2

libgs-devel: before 10.01.2-2

libgs: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-x11: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-printing: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-fonts: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-dvipdf: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-gtk: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript: before 10.01.2-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2023:0594


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79455

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39418

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to the MERGE command does not properly enforce UPDATE or SELECT row security policies. A remote user can read or update protected data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Anolis OS: 23

ghostscript-doc: before 10.01.2-2

libgs-devel: before 10.01.2-2

libgs: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-x11: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-printing: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-fonts: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-tools-dvipdf: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript-gtk: before 10.01.2-2

ghostscript: before 10.01.2-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2023:0594


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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