CVE-2023-4042
Published: 23 August 2023
A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | likely a RHEL specific issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(RHEL specific)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |