CVE-2024-33869 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can bypass restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via crafted PostScript documents exploiting path traversal in Ghostscript.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-33869?
CVE-2024-33869 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 3 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For example, restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output filename.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2024-33869?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-33869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-33869, BELL-CVE-2024-33869, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-33869, GHSA-v6hc-9c6c-f599, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-33869.