PT-2023-5662 · Artifex+7 · Artifex Ghostscript+7

Published

2023-09-18

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Updated

2026-05-24

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CVE-2023-43115

CVSS v2.0

10

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Artifex Ghostscript versions 10.01.2 and earlier
Description The issue is related to the gdevijs.c component in GhostPDL, which can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents. This is because the documents can switch to the IJS device or change the IjsServer parameter after SAFER has been activated. It is a documented risk that the IJS server can be specified on a gs command line, as the IJS device must execute a command to start the IJS server.
Recommendations For Artifex Ghostscript versions 10.01.2 and earlier, consider disabling the gdevijs.c component or restricting access to the IJS device to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the IjsServer parameter in crafted PostScript documents until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2023:6265
ALSA-2023:6732
ALSA-2023_6265
ALSA-2023_6732
ALSA-2025_4362
ALSA-2025_7422
ALT-PU-2024-13477
ALT-PU-2024-14136
ALT-PU-2024-14302
BDU:2023-06329
CVE-2023-43115
ELSA-2023-6265
ELSA-2023-6732
MGASA-2023-0290
OESA-2023-1695
OESA-2023-1696
OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3984-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13247-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10855-1
RHSA-2023:5868
RHSA-2023:6265
RHSA-2023:6732
RHSA-2023_6265
RHSA-2023_6732
ROSA-SA-2025-2648
SUSE-SU-2023:3938-1
SUSE-SU-2023:3984-1
SUSE-SU-2023_3938-1
SUSE-SU-2023_3984-1
USN-6433-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Almalinux
Artifex Ghostscript
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu