CVE-2024-33869

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-05-16
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.3
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	Low
Integrity Impact:	Low
Availability Impact:	Low

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (ghostscript)	ELSA-2024-6197	2024-09-03