CVE-2024-46953: Integer Overflow
First published: Sun Nov 10 2024(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in base/gsdevice.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An integer overflow when parsing the filename format string (for the output filename) results in path truncation, and possible path traversal and code execution.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/ghostscript | <=9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7 | 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u9 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6 10.05.0~dfsg-1 |
| Ghostscript | <10.04.0 | |
| Debian Linux | =12.0 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing | =12.0-sp5 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12-sp5 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12-sp5 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12-sp5 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12-sp5 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707793
- https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=1f21a45df0fa3abec4cff12951022b192dda3c00
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-46953
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46953
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-46953
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-46953
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46953
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=294a3755e33f453dd92e2a7c4cfceb087ac09d6a
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-46953?
CVE-2024-46953 is a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for path traversal and code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46953?
To fix CVE-2024-46953, update to a patched version of Ghostscript such as 10.04.0 or later.
What versions of Ghostscript are affected by CVE-2024-46953?
CVE-2024-46953 affects all Ghostscript versions prior to 10.04.0.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2024-46953?
CVE-2024-46953 is caused by an integer overflow when parsing the output filename format string leading to path truncation.
Can CVE-2024-46953 lead to remote code execution?
Yes, CVE-2024-46953 can potentially allow for remote code execution due to its path traversal capabilities.
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/type
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/weakness
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-cve
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/artifex
- canonical/ghostscript
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian linux
- version/debian linux/12.0
- vendor/suse
- canonical/suse linux enterprise high performance computing
- version/suse linux enterprise high performance computing/12.0-sp5
- canonical/suse linux enterprise server
- version/suse linux enterprise server/12-sp5