CVE-2024-33869 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-33869?

CVE-2024-33869 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-33869?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For example, restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output filename.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Artifex	Ghostscript	< 10.03.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2Mailing List
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2Mailing List

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-33869?

CVE-2024-33869 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For exampl...

How severe is CVE-2024-33869?

CVE-2024-33869 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-33869?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript.