CVE-2024-33871

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript: before 10.03.1 — fixed in 10.03.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Artifex Ghostscript 10.03.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707754
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=7145885041bb52cc23964f0aa2aec1b1c82b5908
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707754
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=7145885041bb52cc23964f0aa2aec1b1c82b5908
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/28/2

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