CVE-2023-4042

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 23, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-4042: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix