What is CVE-2024-29510?

CVE-2024-29510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-29510?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-29510 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2024-29510

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.

Published 2024-07-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.280 (98.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.280 · newest: 0.280 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Artifex Ghostscript

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7 (Mailing List)
codeanlabs.com/blog/research/cve-2024-29510-ghostscript-format-string-exploitat… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29510?: CVE-2024-29510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-29510?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-29510 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.