Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package, versions <0:9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GHOSTSCRIPTTOOLSDVIPDF-7151739
  • published29 May 2024
  • disclosed28 Apr 2024

Introduced: 28 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-52722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 ghostscript-tools-dvipdf to version 0:9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-628.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package and not the ghostscript-tools-dvipdf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. psi/zmisc1.c, when SAFER mode is used, allows eexec seeds other than the Type 1 standard.

CVSS Scores

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