Is CVE-2023-4042 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-4042 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-4042?

CVE-2023-4042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-4042?

CVE-2023-4042 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4042?

Upgrade ghostscript on rhel 8 to 0:9.27-11.el8 or later. Fixes are available for 26 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-4042

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscriptRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-docRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-fontsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-fontsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-printingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-tools-printingRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

libgs-develRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-11.el8RHSA-2023:7053

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

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