CVE-2024-29509
Published: July 4, 2024Last modified: June 17, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack Vector | NETWORK |
Attack complexity | LOW |
Privileges required | NONE |
User interaction | REQUIRED |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality | HIGH |
Integrity impact | HIGH |
Availability impact | HIGH |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
Product | Release | Package | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | ghostscript | Vulnerable (10.0.0-r0) |
Stream | ghostscript | Fixed (10.03.1-r0) |