Vulnerability · Published Dec 31, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45949
Low 3.9
In plain English
A low-severity heap buffer overflow in the ghostscript package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yaml x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5038 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220114 [SECURITY] [DLA 2879-1] ghostscript security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST