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CVE-2023-36664
high
CVSS 7.8
Vulnerability in artifex (CVE-2023-36664)
Summary
vulnerability in artifex (CVE-2023-36664). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-36664** has been found in artifex.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "artifex CVE-2023-36664" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-36664 (artifex) — CWE-552 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-552) exists in artifex.
📍 Affected scope
artifex — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'artifex' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'artifex' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `artifex` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706761
- web https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
- web https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
- web af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03
- web https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5446
- web https://artifex.com/blog/security-vulnerability-fixed-in-ghostscript-10.01.2
- web https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
- web https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
- web [email protected]
- web [email protected]
- web https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-36664
- web https://www.kroll.com/en/publications/cyber/ghostscript-cve-2023-36664-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36664
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gf6-5j7x-x3m9