CVE-2024-46954

Description

An issue was discovered in decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Overlong UTF-8 encoding leads to possible ../ directory traversal.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707788 permissions required
https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/master/doc/News.html product
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=55f587dd039282316f512e1bea64218fd991f934 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-46954?
CVE-2024-46954 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-46954?
To fix CVE-2024-46954, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-46954 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-46954 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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