Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-29508
Low 3.3
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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29508 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 | DSA-5760-1 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29508 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29508 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9 | USN-6897-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12 | USN-7623-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29508 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | USN-6897-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29508 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7 | USN-7623-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N