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CVE-2024-29508

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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.

Affected products

• Artifex Ghostscript: before 10.03.0 — fixed in 10.03.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Artifex Ghostscript 10.03.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510
• https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ff1013a0ab485b66783b70145e342a82c670906a
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510
• https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ff1013a0ab485b66783b70145e342a82c670906a
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00022.html
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7

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