CVE-2005-2352 Race condition in gs-gpl
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2352 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-2352 is a high-severity vulnerability in gs-gpl, published on 1 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: gs-gpl. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2352/index.md)
A race condition in temporary file handling within Ghostscript GPL addons scripts could allow attackers to interfere with file operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2352?
CVE-2005-2352 is a high-severity vulnerability in gs-gpl, published on 1 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
I race condition in Temp files was found in gs-gpl before 8.56 addons scripts.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gs-Gpl Project Gs-Gpl.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2352?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-2352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvjv-4h6h-m93q.