openEuler update for ghostscript
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-46751 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-611 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system ghostscript-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-tools-dvipdf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU83447
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46751
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS
ghostscript-help: before 9.52-10
ghostscript-debugsource: before 9.52-10
ghostscript-debuginfo: before 9.52-10
ghostscript-devel: before 9.52-10
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf: before 9.52-10
ghostscript: before 9.52-10
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP3:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP4:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:
http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1984
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
