Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-29509
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.6% 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 overflow when PDFPassword (e.g., for runpdf) has a \000 byte in the middle.
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-2024-29509 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29509 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 10.03.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29509 |
| 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-2024-29509 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29509 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3 | USN-6897-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H