Low severity · published Jul 3, 2024
CVE-2024-29508
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc
3.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
before 10.03.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29508
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29508
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510
Broken Link
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ff1013a0ab485b66783b70145e342a82c670906a
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00022.html
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