CVE-2023-4042
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
36/100
Published: 2023-08-23
Modified: 2026-11-07
First seen: 2026-11-07
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
Description
A flaw was found in ghostscript. The fix for CVE-2020-16305 in ghostscript was not included in RHSA-2021:1852-06 advisory as it was claimed to be. This issue only affects the ghostscript package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Weakness Classification (2)
Affected Software (9)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | < 9.51 |
| redhat | codeready_linux_builder | 8.0 |
| redhat | codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64 | 8.0_aarch64 |
| redhat | codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0_s390x |
| redhat | codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian | 8.0_ppc64le |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 | 8.0_aarch64 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0_s390x |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 8.0_ppc64le |
References & Advisories (4)
vendor-advisory
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vdb-entry
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issue-tracking
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