VDB-283821 · CVE-2024-46951 · Nessus 210578

Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x Pattern Color Space psi/zcolor.c uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. Affected is an unknown function of the file psi/zcolor.c of the component Pattern Color Space Handler. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-46951. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the file psi/zcolor.c of the component Pattern Color Space Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An unchecked Implementation pointer in Pattern color space could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is shared at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-46951 since 09/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Document Processing Software

Vendor

Artifex

Name

Ghostscript

Version

10.03

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://artifex.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210578
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2024:3941-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 10.04.0
Patch: cgit.ghostscript.com

Timelineinfo

09/16/2024 🔍
11/11/2024 +56 days 🔍
11/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2025 +109 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-46951 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-46951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283821

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2024 03:52
Updated: 02/28/2025 10:56
Changes: 11/11/2024 03:52 (57), 11/11/2024 05:15 (2), 11/14/2024 10:19 (22), 02/28/2025 10:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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