CVE catalog

CVE-2023-4042

ghostscript: CVE-2023-4042

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Aug 23, 2023, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 27, 2026

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. ghostscript: Incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16305 CVE-2020-16305 affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8, but was only intended to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1852 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4) That errata provided updates for ghostscript packages, but did not include fixes for CVE-2020-16305 as it was claimed. For more details about the original security issue CVE-2020-16305, refer to the CVE page: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16305. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ghostscript	sid	`10.08.0~dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	forky	`10.08.0~dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	trixie	`10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	trixie-security	`10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u3`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	bookworm	`10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	bookworm-security	`10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ghostscript	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ghostscript]Not affected
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[ghostscript-doc]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[ghostscript-x]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs10]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs10-common]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs9-common]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs-common]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs-dev]Not affected
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 28, 2026, 5:44:18 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]