CVE-2021-45949

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).

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
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yaml	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34675	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2a3129365d3bc0d4a41f107ef175920d1505d1f7
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-803.yaml	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

History

08 Oct 2026, 01:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-122

Information

Published : 2022-01-01 00:15

Updated : 2026-10-08 01:16

NVD link : CVE-2021-45949

Mitre link : CVE-2021-45949

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-45949

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

ghostscript

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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