CVE-2008-6679
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.123 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.4%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript:ghostscript | ghostscript | eq | 8.62 |
References
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
secunia.com/advisories/34667
secunia.com/advisories/34729
secunia.com/advisories/34732
secunia.com/advisories/35416
secunia.com/advisories/35559
secunia.com/advisories/35569
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
Related
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.123 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.4%