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.
Published:Feb 14, 2022
Last Modified:Feb 13, 2025
EPS:Jun 16, 2022
EPSS Score:0.0017
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Artifex
Product
Ghostscript
Artifex
Ghostscript
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
