Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x Indexed Color Space psi/zcolor.c out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. This affects an unknown part of the file psi/zcolor.c of the component Indexed Color Space Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-46955. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Artifex Ghostscript up to 10.03.x. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file psi/zcolor.c of the component Indexed Color Space Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in psi/zcolor.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. There is an out-of-bounds read when reading color in Indexed color space.

The advisory is shared for download at bugs.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-46955 since 09/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210578 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2024:3941-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.04.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.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 (210578). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210578
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2024:3941-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghostscript 10.04.0
Patch: cgit.ghostscript.com

Timelineinfo

09/16/2024 🔍
11/11/2024 +56 days 🔍
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02/28/2025 +109 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: bugs.ghostscript.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-46955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-46955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283824

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2024 03:53
Updated: 02/28/2025 10:04
Changes: 11/11/2024 03:53 (59), 11/11/2024 05:15 (2), 11/14/2024 11:09 (21), 02/28/2025 10:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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