OSV-2022-818 Heap-buffer-overflow in Ins_NPUSHW

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

Exploited in the wild
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Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2022-818?

OSV-2022-818 is a memory corruption vulnerability in ghostscript, published on 2 Sep 2022.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=50834

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
Ins_NPUSHW
RunIns
Instance_Reset

Which versions are affected by OSV-2022-818?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
ghostscript OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2022-818?

No fix has been published for OSV-2022-818 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-2022-818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2022-818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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