PT-2024-5030 · Artifex+4 · Artifex Ghostscript+4

Thomas Rinsma · Published 2024-01-24 · Updated 2025-02-14 · CVE-2024-29509

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Artifex Ghostscript versions prior to 10.03.0

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based overflow when the PDFPassword parameter has a 000 byte in the middle, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 10.03.0, update to version 10.03.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the PDFPassword parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-13477

ALT-PU-2024-14136

ALT-PU-2024-14302

BDU:2024-05557

CVE-2024-29509

DSA-5760-1

ROSA-SA-2025-2623

USN-6897-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Artifex Ghostscript

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

References · 43

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/ghostscript_format_string_cve_2024_29510.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-36664-Ghostscript-command-injection · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/jostaub/ghostscript-CVE-2023-43115 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-05557 · Security Note
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-0114SE18MD · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5760-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-29506 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29509 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-29509 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-29508 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2024-0830SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-29507 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6897-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29509 · Vendor Advisory