SUSE update for ghostscript

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU93815

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29508

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the pdf_base_font_alloc() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package ghostscript to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

ghostscript-x11: before 9.52-23.83.1

ghostscript: before 9.52-23.83.1

ghostscript-x11-debuginfo: before 9.52-23.83.1

ghostscript-debugsource: before 9.52-23.83.1

ghostscript-debuginfo: before 9.52-23.83.1

ghostscript-devel: before 9.52-23.83.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242547-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.