CVE-2024-29510Public exploit

Code execution via uniprint format string injection

Published Jul 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2024

Format string injection in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows attackers to escape the SAFER sandbox via crafted PostScript. The uniprint device's upd_wrtrtl function passes attacker-controlled upYMoveCommand text directly to gs_snprintf as a format string, permitting stack reads and writes. Processing crafted PostScript with uniprint reachable is enough to disable path_control_active and run commands with the Ghostscript process's privileges.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability27.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Format string injection in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows attackers to escape the SAFER sandbox via crafted PostScript. The uniprint device's upd_wrtrtl function passes attacker-controlled upYMoveCommand text directly to gs_snprintf as a format string, permitting stack reads and writes. Processing crafted PostScript with uniprint reachable is enough to disable path_control_active and run commands with the Ghostscript process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29510
Published
Jul 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 19, 2024
Vendor
Artifex Software, Inc.
Product
Ghostscript
Classifications
CWE-693, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <10.03.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Artifex Software, Inc. · Ghostscriptversion=0 <10.03.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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