Heap-pointer disclosure via empty BaseFont name fallback
Published Jul 3, 2024 · Updated Mar 17, 2025
Information disclosure in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 allows local users to obtain a heap pointer through pdfwrite output. The pdf_base_font_alloc function formats the copied font object's heap address as a hexadecimal .F fallback when an input font name is empty, then embeds that value in the constructed BaseFont name. Exploitation requires low-privileged local execution, an empty font name, the pdfwrite device, and read access to the generated output; the reported effect is address disclosure only.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 allows local users to obtain a heap pointer through pdfwrite output. The pdf_base_font_alloc function formats the copied font object's heap address as a hexadecimal .F fallback when an input font name is empty, then embeds that value in the constructed BaseFont name. Exploitation requires low-privileged local execution, an empty font name, the pdfwrite device, and read access to the generated output; the reported effect is address disclosure only.
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- CVE
- CVE-2024-29508
- Published
- Jul 3, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 17, 2025
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
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- CWE-122
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- Jul 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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