UBUNTU-CVE-2024-29508

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
Published: 03 Jul 2024, 18:15
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 14:49

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
13/100
CVSS Score
3.3 LOW
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Jul 2024, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 14:49
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1LOWScore: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntughostscript

    < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4 | < 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9 | < 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3

References (5)