Vulnerability identifier: #VU92283
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Artifex Software, Inc.
Description
The 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Ghostscript: 9.00 - 10.03.0
External links
http://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=f5336e5b4154f515ac83bc5b9eba94302e6618d4
http://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=5ae2e320d69a7d0973011796bd388cd5befa1a43
http://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.03.1/News.html
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.