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TI-2023-25234 Aliases CVE-2023-46751GHSA-798r-fxxx-hvxj

An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex…

Priority LOW 36CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0153 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.02.0VulnerableArtifex
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.02.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:7422 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-18.el9_6 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-18.el9_6, ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-18.el9_6 +1
  • RHSA-2025:4362 Released 2025-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) ghostscript-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-x11-9.27-16.el8_10, libgs-9.27-16.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) ghostscript-doc-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.27-16.el8_10, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.27-16.el8_10 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4362
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7422
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:4362
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7422

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46751
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-798r-fxxx-hvxj
  3. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2017-05861 Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-02712 Improper input validation in ghostscript CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-13382 In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-11841 An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-19474 Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-14200 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in clj_media_size function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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