CVE-2021-45949
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-45949 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-01-01 00:15:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-08 01:16:31 UTC |
| Description | Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled_data_continue and interp). |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-122 | n/a | CWE-122 CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 3.9 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 3.9 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.ghostscript.com Git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.ghostscript.com | |
| 34675 - oss-fuzz - OSS-Fuzz: Fuzzing the planet - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.chromium.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-fuzz-vulns/OSV-2021-803.yaml at main · google/oss-fuzz-vulns · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2879-1] ghostscript security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5038-1 ghostscript | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| git.ghostscript.com Git - ghostpdl.git/commit | MITRE | git.ghostscript.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 178989 Debian Security Update for ghostscript (DSA 5038-1)
- 179002 Debian Security Update for ghostscript (DLA 2879-1)
- 184837 Debian Security Update for ghostscript (CVE-2021-45949)
- 198630 Ubuntu Security Notification for Ghostscript Vulnerabilities (USN-5224-1)
- 671449 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1426)
- 671477 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1447)
- 671493 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1484)
- 671541 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1503)
- 671583 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1533)
- 671676 EulerOS Security Update for ghostscript (EulerOS-SA-2022-1723)
- 751603 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2022:0081-1)
- 751605 OpenSUSE Security Update for ghostscript (openSUSE-SU-2022:0088-1)
- 751706 OpenSUSE Security Update for ghostscript (openSUSE-SU-2022:0088-2)
- 751991 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2022:0088-1)
- 753608 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ghostscript (SUSE-SU-2022:0088-3)