Ghostscript: heap buffer overflow in ghostscript truetype outliner due to npointstotal integer underflow during retry rollback
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Ghostscript, an open-source PostScript and PDF interpreter, is affected by this vulnerability. A malicious TrueType font or document could cause a memory corruption flaw that crashes the program or potentially allows an attacker to run arbitrary code on the system.
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A flaw was found in Ghostscript. When processing a specially crafted TrueType font or document embedding one, an accounting error during font rendering can bypass buffer size checks, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this by enticing a victim or automated service to open the malicious content, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) crash or arbitrary code execution.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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Affected versions
- ghostscript
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- ghostscript
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- ghostscript
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- ghostscript
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- ghostscript
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