7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.044 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.4%
Ghostscript is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801269");
script_version("2022-02-18T13:05:59+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-02-18 13:05:59 +0000 (Fri, 18 Feb 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-09-08 14:19:28 +0200 (Wed, 08 Sep 2010)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3743");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Ghostscript Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/644319");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JALR-87YGN8");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("secpod_ghostscript_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("artifex/ghostscript/win/detected");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Ghostscript versions prior to 8.71");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to Off-by-one error in the TrueType bytecode
interpreter in Ghostscript that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed
TrueType font in a document.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Ghostscript version 8.71 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Ghostscript is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.ghostscript.com/");
exit(0);
}
CPE = "cpe:/a:artifex:ghostscript";
include( "host_details.inc" );
include( "version_func.inc" );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE ) ) exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "8.71" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "8.71", install_path: location );
security_message( data: report, port: 0 );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );