CVE-2024-33869

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For example, restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output filename.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691	Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2	Mailing List
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691	Issue Tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2	Mailing List

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Apr 2025, 19:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691 -~~	() https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707691 - Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2 -~~	() https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2 - Mailing List
First Time		Artifex ghostscript Artifex
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript::::::::

Information

Published : 2024-07-03 19:15

Updated : 2025-04-16 19:14

NVD link : CVE-2024-33869

Mitre link : CVE-2024-33869

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-33869

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

ghostscript

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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