Buffer overflow in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2021-45949
Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-45949?
- CVE-2021-45949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45949?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.