Anolis OS update for ghostscript
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-43115 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-676 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| 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 one high risk vulnerability.
1) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
EUVDB-ID: #VU81977
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43115
CWE-ID:
CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists in gdevijs.c in GhostPDL due to the way PostScript handles IJS device change. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted document that will switch to the IJS device, start the IJS server and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsAnolis OS: 23
ghostscript-doc: before 10.02.1-1
libgs-devel: before 10.02.1-1
libgs: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript-x11: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript-tools-printing: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript-tools-fonts: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript-gtk: before 10.02.1-1
ghostscript: before 10.02.1-1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:openanolis:anolis_os:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-doc:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:libgs-devel:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:libgs:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-x11:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-tools-printing:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-tools-fonts:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript-gtk:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openanolis:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:anolis_os:*:*
https://anas.openanolis.cn/errata/detail/ANSA-2023:0968
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
