CVE-2023-43115

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Sep 18, 2023
Updated: Feb 22, 2024

Summary

CVE-2023-43115 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Artifex Ghostscript through version 10.01.2. The issue lies in the gdevijs.c component of GhostPDL, which can be exploited through crafted PostScript documents. By manipulating the IJS device or changing the IjsServer parameter, an attacker can bypass the SAFER activation and execute arbitrary code. Notably, the IJS server can be specified on the gs command line, making this a documented risk.

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Affected Products

  • GhostScript
  • Fedora Operating System

Affected Vendors

  • Artifex
  • Fedora Project