Gentoo update for GPL Ghostscript
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-52722 CVE-2024-29510 CVE-2024-33869 CVE-2024-33870 CVE-2024-33871 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-134 CWE-427 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. |
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Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system app-text/ghostscript-gpl Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU89349
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52722
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in psi/zmisc1.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Update the affected packages.
app-text/ghostscript-gpl to version: 10.03.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-text/ghostscript-gpl: before 10.03.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-03
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) Format string error
EUVDB-ID: #VU92282
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29510
CWE-ID:
CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
app-text/ghostscript-gpl to version: 10.03.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-text/ghostscript-gpl: before 10.03.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-03
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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
3) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU92283
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33869
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling oaths. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Update the affected packages.
app-text/ghostscript-gpl to version: 10.03.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-text/ghostscript-gpl: before 10.03.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-03
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.
4) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU92284
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33870
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
Update the affected packages.
app-text/ghostscript-gpl to version: 10.03.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-text/ghostscript-gpl: before 10.03.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-03
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.
5) Insecure DLL loading
EUVDB-ID: #VU92102
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33871
CWE-ID:
CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "Driver" parameter for the "opvp"/"oprp" device specifies the name of a dynamic library and allows any library to be loaded. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted document to the application and execute arbitrary library on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Update the affected packages.
app-text/ghostscript-gpl to version: 10.03.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
app-text/ghostscript-gpl: before 10.03.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-03
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.
