vulnerability
Artifex Software Inc. Ghostscript: CVE-2024-33871: Improper Control of Generation of Code
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 3, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 3, 2024
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. contrib/opvp/gdevopvp.c allows arbitrary code execution via a custom Driver library, exploitable via a crafted PostScript document. This occurs because the Driver parameter for opvp (and oprp) devices can have an arbitrary name for a dynamic library; this library is then loaded.
Solution
ghostscript-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2024-33871
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-33871
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707754
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=7145885041bb52cc23964f0aa2aec1b1c82b5908
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-31576
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2
- CWE-94
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-31576
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