Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-29506
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow in the ghostscript package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the pdfi_apply_filter() function via a long PDF filter name.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 | DSA-5760-1 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29506 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29506 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29506 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9 | USN-6897-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29506 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29506 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | USN-6897-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L