VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2024-29510

medium
Published 2024-09-03 · Modified 2024-09-04
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
6.5

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_multi/fileformat/ghostscript_format_string_cve_2024_29510 rank 600
Ghostscript Command Execution via Format String
Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

OS impact
suse SUSE Affected 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
— Affected —
almalinux AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
9 Fixed libgs-9.54.0-17.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1
sid Fixed 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1
forky Fixed 10.03.1~dfsg~git20240518-1
bullseye Fixed 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7
bookworm Fixed 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4
redhat Red Hat Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
9 Fixed —
rockylinux Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
9 Fixed —

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.