An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0.
Priority LOW 25CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. There is an out-of-bounds read when reading color in Indexed color space.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.04.0 | Vulnerable | Artifex |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* | 12.0 sp5 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* | 12 sp5 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 12 sp5 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss_extended_security:*:*:* | 12 sp5 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 sp5 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.04.0 Vulnerable ·Artifex
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12.0:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.0 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp5:*:*:ltss_extended_security:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 sp5 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9j2-h8vr-446x
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-46955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9j2-h8vr-446x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-46955 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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