Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.0.2.x BaseFont Name pdf_base_font_alloc heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.0.2.x. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function pdf_base_font_alloc of the component BaseFont Name Handler. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29508. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.0.2.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pdf_base_font_alloc of the component BaseFont Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.0.3.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-29508 since 03/19/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209517 (Debian dla-3931 : ghostscript - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.0.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209517) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-26511). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209517
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3931 : ghostscript - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 10.0.3.0

Timelineinfo

03/19/2024 🔍
07/03/2024 +105 days 🔍
07/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2025 +346 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270319
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2024 20:29
Updated: 06/14/2025 15:56
Changes: 07/03/2024 20:29 (58), 07/06/2024 06:27 (1), 08/03/2024 15:52 (11), 10/22/2024 18:51 (3), 03/21/2025 05:24 (3), 06/14/2025 15:56 (1)
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