CVE-2024-46951: artifex ghostscript Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-46951UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46951DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46951
Published 10-11-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-46951 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.36%
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 11 · Related 5Timeline
- 10-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.36% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.36%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse3 products
Debian2 products
- ghostscript< 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6 | < 10.04.0~dfsg-1
- debian_linux12.0
Alpine1 product
- ghostscript< 10.04.0-r0
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript< 10.04.0
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3 | < 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10 | < 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
5 vendors · 8 products
References
11 links- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707991Permissions Required
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243942-1/Third Party Advisory
