Important: ghostscript security update

2024-06-2000:00:00

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osv.dev

ghostscript

security update

opvp device

arbitrary code execution

custom driver library

cve-2024-33871

pdf

postscript

bitmap formats

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.8%

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The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed.

Security Fix(es):

ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library (CVE-2024-33871)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.