Is CVE-2024-29507 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-29507 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-29507?

CVE-2024-29507 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-29507?

CVE-2024-29507 has an EPSS score of 0.72% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29507?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 12 to 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-29507

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 sometimes has a stack-based buffer overflow via the CIDFSubstPath and CIDFSubstFont parameters.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u5CVE-2024-29507

Fixed in:10.03.0~dfsg-1CVE-2024-29507

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13USN-6897-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9USN-6897-1

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3USN-6897-1

libgs10Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3USN-6897-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13USN-6897-1

Fixed in:9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9USN-6897-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Issue Tracking1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Other references1

git.ghostscript.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-28.