VDB
CVE-2021-45949
CVE-2021-45949
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.9 LOW
Reported by mitre · Published December 31, 2021
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).
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
3.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2021 CVE Published
- Jan 1, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 20, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 20, 2026 Security Advisory (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Jul 15, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 8, 2026 CVE Updated
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2021-45949
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2021-45949
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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2021-45949/fixes/registry"
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References
- x_refsource_MISC
- x_refsource_MISC
- x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220114 [SECURITY] [DLA 2879-1] ghostscript security update mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST