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CVE-2023-46751

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Description

An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2023-12-06 20:15:07.163000
Last modified
2026-11-02 23:17:17.910000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2023-46751",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2023-12-06T20:15:07.163",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-02T23:17:17.910",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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      "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707264",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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    },
    {
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