VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45949
Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.40% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yamlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.