CVE-2024-33870 — MEDIUM (6.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-33870?

CVE-2024-33870 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-33870?

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. There is path traversal (via a crafted PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example, there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is permitted.

CVSS Score

6.3

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

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=707686Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2Mailing List
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707686Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2Mailing List

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-33870?

CVE-2024-33870 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For ex...

How severe is CVE-2024-33870?

CVE-2024-33870 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-33870?

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