Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.02.x CIDFSubstPath/CIDFSubstFont stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.02.x and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument CIDFSubstPath/CIDFSubstFont leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-29507. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.02.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument CIDFSubstPath/CIDFSubstFont with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 sometimes has a stack-based buffer overflow via the CIDFSubstPath and CIDFSubstFont parameters.

The advisory is shared at bugs.ghostscript.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29507 since 03/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 227863 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-29507), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.03.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.ghostscript.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (227863). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 227863
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-29507

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 10.03.0
Patch: git.ghostscript.com

Timelineinfo

03/19/2024 🔍
07/03/2024 +105 days 🔍
07/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +261 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270329

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2024 22:07
Updated: 03/21/2025 03:31
Changes: 07/03/2024 22:07 (57), 07/06/2024 06:27 (1), 12/03/2024 18:22 (18), 03/06/2025 05:18 (2), 03/21/2025 03:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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