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MEDIUM

CVE-2024-29510

CVSS v3

6.3

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

28.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • ghostscriptAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 9.54.0-17.el9_4and 7 other packages

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-29510 Red Hat Product Security240 products fixed · 22 known affected

    ghostscript: format string injection leads to shell command execution (SAFER bypass)

    ghostscript as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ghostscript-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · ghostscript-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • RHSA-2024:6466 Red Hat Product Security85 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update

  • RHSA-2024:6197 Red Hat Product Security85 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update

Full record on NVD

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.

Technical details

Published
2024-07-03

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29510?

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.

Is CVE-2024-29510 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-29510 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 28.0% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-29510?

CVE-2024-29510 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM severity).

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