CVE-2022-2085

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Ghostscript, which occurs when it tries to render a large number of bits in memory. When allocating a buffer device, it relies on an init_device_procs defined for the device that uses it as a prototype that depends upon the number of bits per pixel. For bpp > 64, mem_x_device is used and does not have an init_device_procs defined. This flaw allows an attacker to parse a large number of bits (more than 64 bits per pixel), which triggers a NULL pointer dereference flaw, causing an application to crash.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=ae1061d948d88667bdf51d47d918c4684d0f67df
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704945	Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2095261	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERSZX5LKDWAHZWJYBMP2E2UHOPUCDEGV/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-11	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.55.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-06-16 18:15

Updated : 2023-09-17 07:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-2085

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2085

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2085

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

ghostscript

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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