What is CVE-2024-29508?

CVE-2024-29508 is a low-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-29508?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2024-29508

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29508?: CVE-2024-29508 is a low-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-29508?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.