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.
Published: 2024-11-10
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7103-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00056}

epss

{'score': 0.00057}


Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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'}


Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0000

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


Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Artifex Ghostscript
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-12T20:26:23.499Z

Reserved: 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-46954

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-12T20:26:11.744Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-10T22:15:12.813

Modified: 2025-08-15T20:38:57.627

Link: CVE-2024-46954

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-11-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-46954 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses