Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-45949
Potential exploit
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).
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-45949
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-45949
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-45949
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-45949
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-45949
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https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7
git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commitPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675
34675 - ghostscript:gstoraster_fuzzer: Heap-buffer-overflow in sampled_data_finish - oss-fuzzExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2879-1] ghostscript security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5038-1 ghostscriptThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yaml
oss-fuzz-vulns/OSV-2021-803.yaml at main · google/oss-fuzz-vulns · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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