HomeArtifexCVE-2023-4042

CVE-2023-4042

MEDIUM
5.5CVSS
Published: 2023-08-23
Updated: 2024-11-21
AI Analysis

Description

A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-125CWE-787

Metadata

Primary Vendor
ARTIFEX
Published
8/23/2023
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

artifex : ghostscriptredhat : codeready_linux_builderredhat : codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64redhat : codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systemsredhat : codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endianredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_for_arm_64redhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian

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