vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-33871: ghostscript: OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 2, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Sep 15, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 2, 2024
Added
Jun 21, 2024
Modified
Sep 15, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. contrib/opvp/gdevopvp.c allows arbitrary code execution via a custom Driver library, exploitable via a crafted PostScript document. This occurs because the Driver parameter for opvp (and oprp) devices can have an arbitrary name for a dynamic library; this library is then loaded.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-ghostscriptredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ghostscript-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-docredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-dvipdfredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-fontsredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-printingredhat-upgrade-ghostscript-x11redhat-upgrade-ghostscript-x11-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libgsredhat-upgrade-libgs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libgs-devel
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