CVE-2024-29509 Memory corruption in n/a
Heap-based overflow in Ghostscript allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted PDF passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-29509?
CVE-2024-29509 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based overflow when PDFPassword (e.g., for runpdf) has a \000 byte in the middle.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29509?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29509?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-29509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-29509, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29509, GHSA-8w32-6chg-qv5f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29509.