CVE-2023-36664
ghostscript: vulnerable to OS command injection due to mishandles permission validation for pipe devices
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
4
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
Artifex Ghostscript a través de 10.01.2 maneja mal la validación de permisos para dispositivos pipe (con el prefijo %pipe% o el prefijo | pipe character).
A vulnerability was found in Ghostscript. This flaw occurs due to a mishandled permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
The Ghostscript suite contains utilities for rendering PostScript and PDF documents. Ghostscript translates PostScript code to common bitmap formats so that the code can be displayed or printed. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
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Timeline
- 2023-06-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-06-25 CVE Published
- 2023-08-29 First Exploit
- 2024-12-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
- CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-36664-Ghostscript-command-injection | 2023-09-07 | |
| https://github.com/jeanchpt/CVE-2023-36664 | 2023-12-12 | |
| https://github.com/churamanib/CVE-2023-36664-Ghostscript-command-injection | 2024-04-12 | |
| https://github.com/winkler-winsen/Scan_GhostScript | 2023-08-29 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Artifex Search vendor "Artifex" | Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" | <= 10.01.2 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version " <= 10.01.2" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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