8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-29506
Ghostscript Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the pdfi_apply_filter() function via a long PDF filter name.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 2, 2024, 8:06 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-29506 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex ghostscript
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-29506.

URL Resource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510 Issue Tracking
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=77dc7f699beba606937b7ea23b50cf5974fa64b1 Broken Link
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-29506 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=77dc7f699beba606937b7ea23b50cf5974fa64b1 No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=77dc7f699beba606937b7ea23b50cf5974fa64b1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.03.0
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-120
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the pdfi_apply_filter() function via a long PDF filter name.
    Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=77dc7f699beba606937b7ea23b50cf5974fa64b1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-29506 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
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