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
Configurations
History
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References | () http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211 - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 - | |
References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 - | |
References | () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10 - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded - | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445 - | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019 - | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ - | |
References | () 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 - |
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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
ghostscript
- ghostscript
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer