The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2276-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-29510: Fixed an arbitrary path traversal when running in a       permitted path (bsc#1226945).
    - CVE-2024-33870: Fixed a format string injection that could lead to       command execution (bsc#1226944).
    - CVE-2024-33869: Fixed a path validation bypass that could lead to       path traversal (bsc#1226946).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:6197 advisory.

    * ghostscript: format string injection leads to shell command execution (SAFER bypass) (CVE-2024-29510)
    * ghostscript: path traversal and command execution due to path reduction (CVE-2024-33869)
    * ghostscript: path traversal to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths     (CVE-2024-33870)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the ghostscript packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string     injection with a uniprint device.(CVE-2024-29510)

    An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can     occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For example,     restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output     filename.(CVE-2024-33869)

    An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted     PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example,     there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is     permitted.(CVE-2024-33870)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS ghostscript security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the ghostscript packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string     injection with a uniprint device.(CVE-2024-29510)

    An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted     PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example,     there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is     permitted.(CVE-2024-33870)

    An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. Path traversal and command execution can     occur (via a crafted PostScript document) because of path reduction in base/gpmisc.c. For example,     restrictions on use of %pipe% can be bypassed via the aa/../%pipe%command# output     filename.(CVE-2024-33869)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS ghostscript security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1. There is path traversal (via a crafted     PostScript document) to arbitrary files if the current directory is in the permitted paths. For example,     there can be a transformation of ../../foo to ./../../foo and this will grant access if ./ is permitted.
    (CVE-2024-33870)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202409-03 (GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please review the CVE identifiers     referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5692 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5692-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     May 15, 2024                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ghostscript     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-52722 CVE-2024-29510 CVE-2024-33869 CVE-2024-33870                      CVE-2024-33871

    Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL     PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and     potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files     are processed.

    For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed     in version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

    For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its     security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6835-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Ghostscript did not properly restrict eexec seeds to those specified by the Type 1     Font Format standard when SAFER mode is used. An attacker could use this issue to bypass SAFER     restrictions and cause unspecified impact. (CVE-2023-52722) This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,     Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.10.

    Thomas Rinsma discovered that Ghostscript did not prevent changes to uniprint device argument strings     after SAFER is activated, resulting in a format-string vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this     to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-29510)

    Zdenek Hutyra discovered that Ghostscript did not properly perform path reduction when validating paths.
    An attacker could use this to access file locations outside of those allowed by SAFER policy and possibly     execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-33869)

    Zdenek Hutyra discovered that Ghostscript did not properly check arguments when reducing paths. An     attacker could use this to access file locations outside of those allowed by SAFER policy.
    (CVE-2024-33870)

    Zdenek Hutyra discovered that the Driver parameter for Ghostscript's opvp/oprp device allowed     specifying the name of an arbitrary dynamic library to load. An attacker could use this to execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-33871)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
201320	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2024:2276-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/3/2024	11/15/2024	medium
206607	AlmaLinux 9 : ghostscript (ALSA-2024:6197)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	9/4/2024	11/8/2024	medium
207184	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2024-2389)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/12/2024	11/15/2024	medium
207207	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2024-2436)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/12/2024	11/15/2024	medium
227759	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-33870	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	8/20/2025	medium
207561	GLSA-202409-03 : GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	9/22/2024	10/28/2024	high
197169	Debian dsa-5692 : ghostscript - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	5/16/2024	11/15/2024	high
200676	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 / 24.04 LTS : Ghostscript vulnerabilities (USN-6835-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	6/18/2024	9/3/2025	high

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