CVE-2024-46952: artifex ghostscript Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-46952UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46952DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46952
Published 10-11-2024Last modified 12-11-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-46952 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 2Timeline
- 10-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in pdf/pdf_xref.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. There is a buffer overflow during handling of a PDF XRef stream (related to W array values).
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.4Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 7.8–8.4
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.32% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.32%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- ghostscript< 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6 | < 10.04.0~dfsg-1
- debian_linux12.0
Alpine1 product
- ghostscript< 10.04.0-r0
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript< 10.04.0
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10 | < 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
4 vendors · 5 products
References
8 links- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708001Permissions Required
