OSV-2022-1085 Heap-buffer-overflow in Ins_ALIGNRP

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the font rendering library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted fonts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2022-1085?

OSV-2022-1085 is a memory corruption vulnerability in ghostscript, published on 24 Oct 2022.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=52664

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 4
Crash state:
Ins_ALIGNRP
RunIns
Instance_Reset

Which versions are affected by OSV-2022-1085?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including ghostscript.

PackageAffectedFixed in
ghostscript OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2022-1085?

No fix has been published for OSV-2022-1085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2022-1085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2022-1085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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