SB2023101291 - SUSE update for ghostscript
Published: October 12, 2023 Updated: March 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023101291
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43115)
CWE-ID: CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists in gdevijs.c in GhostPDL due to the way PostScript handles IJS device change. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted document that will switch to the IJS device, start the IJS server and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.