CVE-2023-46751: artifex ghostscript Use After Free
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2023-0351SUSE-SU-2023:4917-1SUSE-SU-2023:4920-1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46751USN-6551-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46751DSA-5578-1CGA-q8cg-2m4w-3cv4CGA-wg58-qrqg-6qcjopenSUSE-SU-2024:13548-1
Published 06-12-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-46751 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 06-12-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.53% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.53%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse16 products
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 9.52-150000.177.1
Opensuse3 products
- ghostscript&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 9.52-150000.177.1
- ghostscript&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 9.56.1-8.1
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript≤ 10.02.0
Chainguard1 product
- ghostscript< 10.02.1-r0
Debian1 product
- ghostscript< 10.02.1~dfsg-1 | < 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u3
Mageia1 product
- ghostscript< 10.00.0-6.4.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6
Wolfi1 product
- ghostscript< 10.02.1-r0
8 vendors · 25 products
