Input validation error in Ghostscript - CVE-2024-33870

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92284

CSH Severity: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33870

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Ghostscript

Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling oaths. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=79aef19c685984dc3da2dc090450407d9fbcff80
• https://ghostscript.readthedocs.io/en/gs10.03.1/News.html