Is CVE-2024-33870 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-33870 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-33870?

CVE-2024-33870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-33870?

CVE-2024-33870 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33870?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 11 to 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7 or later. Fixes are available for 36 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-33870

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7CVE-2024-33870

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4CVE-2024-33870

Fixed in:10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1CVE-2024-33870

ghostscriptRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscriptRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-docRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-fontsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-fontsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-printingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-tools-printingRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

libgsRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

libgsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

libgs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

libgs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

libgs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

libgs-develRocky

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-12.el9_2.2RHSA-2024:6466

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-17.el9_4RHSA-2024:6197

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

ghostscript-docUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

ghostscript-xUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

libgs-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

libgs-devUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

libgs10Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

libgs10-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1USN-6835-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

libgs9-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12USN-6835-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7USN-6835-1

Fixed in:10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.3USN-6835-1

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 VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Issue Tracking1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Mailing List1

openwall.com

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