Use of Potentially Dangerous Function in ghostscript (Red Hat package) - CVE-2023-4042

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83483

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4042

CWE-ID: CWE-676

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing patch for #VU45847 (CVE-2020-16305). A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

ghostscript (Red Hat package)
ghostscript
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
ghostscript-tools-fonts
ghostscript-tools-printing
ghostscript-x11
libgs
libgs-devel
ghostscript-doc
Migration Toolkit for Containers
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems

Install updates from vendor's website.

ghostscript (Red Hat package) - update to 9.27-11.el8
Migration Toolkit for Containers - addressed in versions 1.7.15, 1.8.3
ghostscript - update to 9.54.0-11
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf - update to 9.54.0-11
ghostscript-tools-fonts - update to 9.54.0-11
ghostscript-tools-printing - update to 9.54.0-11
ghostscript-x11 - update to 9.54.0-11
libgs - update to 9.54.0-11
libgs-devel - update to 9.54.0-11
ghostscript-doc - update to 9.54.0-11

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for ghostscript
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.8
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.7
• Anolis OS update for ghostscript