usn-7103-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-11-12 15:54
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-46952)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass file path validation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-46954)

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        "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12",
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                },
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
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              "id": "CVE-2024-46955",
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                },
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        }
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            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10"
          },
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            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10"
          },
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      },
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        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.3",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.5",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6",
        "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
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                },
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
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              "id": "CVE-2024-46953",
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2024-46954",
              "severity": [
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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                },
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                  "score": "medium",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2024-46955",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
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                  "type": "Ubuntu"
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              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2024-46956",
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                {
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
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                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs10",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2",
        "10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu5",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu6",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1",
        "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS\nfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956)\n\nIt was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF\nfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10.\n(CVE-2024-46952)\n\nIt was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS\nfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass file path validation.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10.\n(CVE-2024-46954)\n",
  "id": "USN-7103-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:14Z",
  "published": "2024-11-12T15:54:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7103-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46951"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46952"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46953"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46954"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46955"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46956"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "ghostscript vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46951",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46952",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46953",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46954",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46955",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46956"
  ]
}



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