CVE-2024-29508
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.1–8.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (24)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1525Ghostscript: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ghostscript ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und Dateien zu manipulieren.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-29508cnnvd
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-29508/cnnvd
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ff1013a0ab485b66783b70145e342a82c670906acnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7cnnvd
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510enisa_euvd
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ff1013a0ab485b66783b70145e342a82c670906aenisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7enisa_euvd
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