CVE-2024-29511

Name: CVE-2024-29511
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-07-03T19:15:03.43+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.14%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.14%

62.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-489

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Artifex	Ghostscript	< 10.03.1

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510Issue Tracking
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d4cfdc1a44Broken Link
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7Mailing List
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707510Issue Tracking
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d4cfdc1a44Broken Link
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7Mailing List

Timeline

Published: Jul 3, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-29511?

How severe is CVE-2024-29511?

CVE-2024-29511 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29511?

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Source: NVD / NIST