Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-29509
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based overflow when PDFPassword (e.g., for runpdf) has a \000 byte in the middle.
Products affected by CVE-2024-29509
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-29509
0.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 62 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-29509
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-03-20 |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | 2024-08-02 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-29509
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-29509
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7
oss-security - Re: Ghostscript 10.03.1 (2024-05-02) fixed 5 CVEs including CVE-2024-33871 arbitrary code executionMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=917b3a71fb20748965254631199ad98210d6c2fb
git.ghostscript.com GitBroken Link
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510
707510 – Several vulnerabilities in Ghostscript (buffer overflows, partial SAFER bypass, pointer leak)Issue Tracking
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