usn-6017-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-04-13 20:35
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
ghostscript vulnerability
Details
Hadrien Perrineau discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2023-28879",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
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"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm5"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm5"
},
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},
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}
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm5?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
},
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"9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8",
"9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9",
"9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
"9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.5",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.6",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.7",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.9",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.10",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.12",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.13",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm1",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm2",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4"
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"id": "CVE-2023-28879",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript",
"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9",
"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9-common",
"binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "ghostscript",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
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}
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}
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"versions": [
"9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3",
"9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1",
"9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1",
"9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2",
"9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.10",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.12",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16",
"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17"
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"database_specific": {
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"id": "CVE-2023-28879",
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{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript",
"binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9",
"binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9-common",
"binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "ghostscript",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
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{
"introduced": "0"
},
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3",
"9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
"9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6"
]
},
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"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2023-28879",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript",
"binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
"binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9",
"binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgs9-common",
"binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "ghostscript",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2",
"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5",
"9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Hadrien Perrineau discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain\ninputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-6017-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:12Z",
"published": "2023-04-13T20:35:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6017-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28879"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "ghostscript vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28879"
]
}
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