Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x Filename Parser base/gsdevice.c integer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file base/gsdevice.c of the component Filename Parser. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-46953. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. This affects an unknown function of the file base/gsdevice.c of the component Filename Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in base/gsdevice.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An integer overflow when parsing the filename format string (for the output filename) results in path truncation, and possible path traversal and code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-46953 since 09/16/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210578 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2024:3941-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.04.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.ghostscript.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210578). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Document Processing Software

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• Artifex

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• Ghostscript

Version

• 10.03

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://artifex.com/

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