CVE-2024-46954

ghostscript: Directory Traversal in Ghostscript via Overlong UTF-8 Encoding

Published Nov 10, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Overlong UTF-8 encoding leads to possible ../ directory traversal.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7103-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00056}

epss

{'score': 0.00057}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:10.04.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title ghostscript: Directory Traversal in Ghostscript via Overlong UTF-8 Encoding
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Overlong UTF-8 encoding leads to possible ../ directory traversal.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2024, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 10, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:56 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 10, 2024, 12:00 AM