CVE-2024-46952
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Nov 10, 2024
Updated: Nov 14, 2024
CWE ID 120
Summary
CVE-2024-46952 is a recently identified vulnerability affecting Artifex Ghostscript versions prior to 10.04.0. The issue stems from a buffer overflow problem in the pdf/pdf_xref.c file, specifically during the processing of PDF XRef streams, where W array values are involved. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution, posing a serious security risk to affected systems. It is crucial that users upgrade to the latest version of Ghostscript to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Affected Products
- GhostScript
- Debian
Affected Vendors
- Artifex
- Debian