VDB-232361 · CVE-2023-36664 · EUVD-2023-40608

Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.01.2 Pipe Character permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.01.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Pipe Character Handler. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-36664. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.01.2 (Document Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Pipe Character Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).

The weakness was released 06/26/2023. The advisory is shared at bugs.ghostscript.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-36664 since 06/25/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236683 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0127: ghostscript (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0127)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ghostscript.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236683) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-40608). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Document Processing Software

Vendor

Artifex

Name

Ghostscript

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://artifex.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236683
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0127: ghostscript (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0127)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: 0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d

Timelineinfo

06/25/2023 🔍
06/26/2023 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2026 +933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-d8a1c3e5e2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-36664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-36664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232361
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2023 06:49
Updated: 01/14/2026 20:57
Changes: 06/26/2023 06:49 (42), 07/18/2023 15:00 (1), 07/18/2023 15:01 (11), 12/05/2024 16:40 (16), 05/17/2025 19:34 (2), 01/14/2026 20:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.