CVE-2021-45944
ghostscript - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.53.3 has a use-after-free in sampled_data_sample (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).
How to fix CVE-2021-45944
To remediate CVE-2021-45944, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2 or later
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u8 or later
- —upgrade to 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u5 or later
Is CVE-2021-45944 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u2
- from 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u8
- from 0, < 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |