Vulnerability · Published Apr 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-52722
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the ghostscript package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4 | DSA-5692-1 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 10.02.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 10.02.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52722 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7 | USN-6835-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1 | USN-6835-1 |