{
  "cveId": "CVE-2021-45949",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45949",
  "summary": "CVE-2021-45949 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by ghostscript 9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15, released December 31, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "ghostscript: Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.54.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in sampled_data_finish (called from sampled...",
  "description": "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).",
  "published": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.01741,
  "epssPercentile": 0.77873,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript",
      "release": "Debian 12.15 (bookworm)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.55.0~dfsg-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-45949",
      "released": "2022-01-01T00:15:08Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.55.0~dfsg-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-45949",
      "released": "2022-01-01T00:15:08Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "9.55.0~dfsg-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45949",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-45949",
      "released": "2022-01-01T00:15:08Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "fix": "ghostscript 9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-ghostscript-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "fix": "ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-ghostscript-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript-x",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "fix": "ghostscript-x 9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-ghostscript-x-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "ghostscript-x",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "fix": "ghostscript-x 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-ghostscript-x-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libgs9",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "fix": "libgs9 9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libgs9-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libgs9",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "fix": "libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libgs9-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libgs9-common",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "fix": "libgs9-common 9.26~dfsg\u002B0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libgs9-common-9.26-dfsg-0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libgs9-common",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "fix": "libgs9-common 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libgs9-common-9.50-dfsg-5ubuntu4.5",
      "released": "2021-12-31T16:15:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T13:06:02Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}