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CVE-2023-4042

Summary
Assigner-redhat
Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At-23 Aug, 2023 | 12:19
Updated At-05 Aug, 2025 | 04:52
Rejected At-
Credits

Ghostscript: incomplete fix for cve-2020-16305

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.

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Products
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Metrics (CVSS)
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:redhat
Assigner Org ID:53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At:23 Aug, 2023 | 12:19
Updated At:05 Aug, 2025 | 04:52
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Ghostscript: incomplete fix for cve-2020-16305

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
ghostscript
CPEs
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
Default Status
affected
Versions
Unaffected
  • From 0:9.27-11.el8 before * (rpm)
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
ghostscript
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Default Status
unaffected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
ghostscript
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Default Status
unaffected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
gimp:flatpak/ghostscript
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Default Status
affected
Vendor
Red Hat, Inc.Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Collection URL
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Package Name
ghostscript
CPEs
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Default Status
unaffected
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-125
Description: Out-of-bounds Read
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Metrics Other Info
Red Hat severity rating
value:
Low
namespace:
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Reported to Red Hat.2023-08-01 00:00:00
Made public.2023-08-23 00:00:00
Event: Reported to Red Hat.
Date: 2023-08-01 00:00:00
Event: Made public.
Date: 2023-08-23 00:00:00
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151
Resource:
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
Affected Products
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EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257
x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257
Resource:
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151
Resource:
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
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HyperlinkResource
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:secalert@redhat.com
Published At:23 Aug, 2023 | 13:15
Updated At:27 Dec, 2023 | 22:04

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Secondary3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CPE Matches
Artifex Software Inc.
artifex
>>ghostscript>>Versions before 9.51(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>codeready_linux_builder>>8.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64>>8.0_aarch64
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems>>8.0_s390x
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian>>8.0_ppc64le
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux>>8.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_for_arm_64>>8.0_aarch64
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems>>8.0_s390x
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian>>8.0_ppc64le
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-787Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE-125Secondarysecalert@redhat.com
CWE ID: CWE-787
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-125
Type: Secondary
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4042
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870257
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228151
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory

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