Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-29510
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the ghostscript package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 28.0% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)28.0%top 1.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Public PoC
Official description
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript-doc | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript-tools-dvipdf | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript-tools-fonts | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript-tools-printing | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ghostscript-x11 | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libgs | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libgs-devel | 9.54.0-17.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6197 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ghostscript | 10.03.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Debian:12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4 | DSA-5692-1 |
| Debian:13 | ghostscript | 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Debian:14 | ghostscript | 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | ghostscript | 0:9.54.0-17.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:6197 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7 | USN-6835-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29510 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1 | USN-6835-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N