Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-33870
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example, there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is permitted.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2024-33870
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-33870
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-33870
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
2.8
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3.4
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2024-11-07 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-33870
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2024-33870
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707686
707686 – Path traversal to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths.Issue Tracking
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2
oss-security - Ghostscript 10.03.1 (2024-05-02) fixed 5 CVEs including CVE-2024-33871 arbitrary code executionMailing List
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