OSV-2022-85 UNKNOWN READ in pdfi_setcolorN

Not scored Published

An attacker can cause a denial of service via an unknown read vulnerability in the PDF parsing library when processing malicious files.

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
None listed

What is OSV-2022-85?

OSV-2022-85 is a memory corruption vulnerability in ghostscript, published on 24 Jan 2022. 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

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=43994

Crash type: UNKNOWN READ
Crash state:
pdfi_setcolorN
pdfi_interpret_stream_operator
pdfi_interpret_content_stream

Which versions are affected by OSV-2022-85?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
ghostscript OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2022-85?

No fix has been published for OSV-2022-85 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-2022-85 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2022-85 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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