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CVE-2024-29510

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Vulnerability Overview

CVE Name

CVE-2024-29510

Severity

6.3

Medium

CVE Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.1 allows memory corruption, and SAFER sandbox bypass, via format string injection with a uniprint device.

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Script

Script Type

Remediation script

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🔒 Update Ghostscript to Secure Version: CVE-2024-29510 Mitigation 🚨 This script helps you update your Ghostscript installation to the latest secure version (10.03.1) to protect your system from the critical CVE-2024-29510 vulnerability. 🔍 How it works: The script defines the latest Ghostscript version and its download URL. It installs necessary dependencies and downloads the specified Ghostscript version. The script extracts the downloaded tarball, configures, compiles, and installs Ghostscript using all available CPU cores. Finally, it verifies the installation to ensure the update was successful. ⚠️ Why it matters: CVE-2024-29510 is a severe vulnerability in Ghostscript that allows attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code, posing significant risks to systems using Ghostscript for document processing. Updating to the latest version mitigates this vulnerability, preventing potential exploitation and securing your systems against unauthorized access.

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#!/bin/bash

# Define the version and download URL
GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION="10.03.1"
DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs${GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION//./}/ghostscript-${GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION}.tar.gz"

# Install dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential wget

# Download Ghostscript
wget $DOWNLOAD_URL -O /tmp/ghostscript-${GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION}.tar.gz

# Extract the downloaded tarball
cd /tmp
tar -xzf ghostscript-${GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION}.tar.gz

# Change to the extracted directory
cd ghostscript-${GHOSTSCRIPT_VERSION}

# Configure, compile, and install Ghostscript using all available CPU cores
./configure
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

# Verify the installation
version=$(gs --version)
echo "Ghostscript has been updated to version $version."

# Check if the update was successful and the version is 10.03.1 or later
if [[ $(echo -e "$version\n10.03.1" | sort -V | head -n1) == "10.03.1" ]]; then
  echo "The system is no longer vulnerable to CVE-2024-29510."
else
  echo "Failed to update Ghostscript to a secure version. Please check the installation steps."
fi

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