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OSV-2021-1698

Heap-buffer-overflow in chunk_obj_alloc

No scoreFix available

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=42356

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 8
Crash state:
chunk_obj_alloc
chunk_alloc_bytes
pdfi_object_alloc

What each source reports

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Heap-buffer-overflow in chunk_obj_alloc

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=42356

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 8
Crash state:
chunk_obj_alloc
chunk_alloc_bytes
pdfi_object_alloc
Record
OSV-2021-1698
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
OSS-Fuzz
Listed versions, plus commit ranges
ghostpdl-9.56.0-test-base-2
None known

History

History
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In short

OSV-2021-1698 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in ghostscript, published December 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. A source reports a fix.

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