# CVE-2023-46751: Use after free in n/a > Remote attackers can crash the application via a dangling pointer in Ghostscript, requiring a patch to prevent denial of service. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 6 Dec 2023 - **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-46751, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46751, DSA-5578-1, GHSA-798r-fxxx-hvxj, MGASA-2023-0351, OESA-2023-1984, OESA-2024-1016, OESA-2024-1055, SUSE-SU-2023:4917-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4920-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46751, USN-6551-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13548-1 ## What is CVE-2023-46751? CVE-2023-46751 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 6 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer. Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46751? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 9.52-23.63.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 9.52-23.63.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 9.52-23.63.1 | | `ghostscript` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 9.52-150000.177.1 | | `ghostscript` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 9.56.1-8.1 | Products: Artifex Ghostscript. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-46751? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-46751 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46751 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript - [CVE-2017-8291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8291/): Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-3781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3781/): Command injection in ghostscript (critical 9.9) - [CVE-2025-27831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27831/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2025-27832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27832/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2025-27836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27836/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46751 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-46751 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 6 Dec 2023. 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-2023-46751 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Artifex Ghostscript. 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-2023-46751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46751/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46751 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46751 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46751 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46751/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.