CVE-2024-29511
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CVE-2024-29511 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1, when Tesseract is used for OCR, has a directory traversal issue that allows arbitrary file reading (and writing of error messages to arbitrary files) via OCRLanguage. For example, exploitation can use debug_file /tmp/out and user_patterns_file /etc/passwd.. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1, when Tesseract is used for OCR, has a directory traversal issue that allows arbitrary file reading (and writing of error messages to arbitrary files) via OCRLanguage. For example, exploitation can use debug_file /tmp/out and user_patterns_file /etc/passwd.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | < 10.03.1 |
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510Issue Tracking
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510Issue Tracking
Timeline
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