CVE-2008-6679

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.
References
Link Resource
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:57

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211 - () http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211 -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 -
References () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 - () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 -
References () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 - () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 -
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10 -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019 -
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ -
References () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html - () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html -
References () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html - () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html -

Information

Published : 2009-04-08 16:30

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:57


NVD link : CVE-2008-6679

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6679


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Products Affected

ghostscript

  • ghostscript
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer