Is CVE-2024-46952 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-46952 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-46952?

CVE-2024-46952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-46952?

CVE-2024-46952 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (23th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46952?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 12 to 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6 or later. Fixes are available for 30 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-46952

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in pdf/pdf_xref.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. There is a buffer overflow during handling of a PDF XRef stream (related to W array values).

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6CVE-2024-46952

Fixed in:10.04.0~dfsg-1CVE-2024-46952

ghostscriptRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscriptRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-docRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-gtk-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-dvipdfRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-fontsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-fontsRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-printingRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-tools-printingRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-x11Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-x11Rocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscript-x11-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgsRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgs-develRocky

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

libgs-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:10.02.1-15.el10_0RHSA-2025:7499

Fixed in:0:9.27-16.el8_10RHSA-2025:4362

Fixed in:0:9.54.0-18.el9_6RHSA-2025:7422

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14USN-7103-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10USN-7103-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4USN-7103-1

libgs10Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4USN-7103-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14USN-7103-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10USN-7103-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cgit.ghostscript.com

Product1

github.com

Other references1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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