Ghostscript Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Windows
🗓️ 19 May 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801336");
script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:39+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:39 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-05-19 14:50:39 +0200 (Wed, 19 May 2010)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1869", "CVE-2010-1628");
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 Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Windows");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://en.securitylab.ru/nvd/393809.php");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("secpod_ghostscript_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("artifex/ghostscript/win/detected");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the affected application and can cause denial of service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Ghostscript version 8.70 and 8.64 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"These flaws are due to:
- Boundary error in the 'parser()' which allows the attackers to
execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.
- Buffer overflow and memory corruption errors when processing a recursive
procedure invocations, which could be exploited to crash an affected
application or execute arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Ghostscript is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
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_in_range( version: version, test_version: "8.0", test_version2: "8.70" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location );
security_message( data: report, port: 0 );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
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15 Feb 2024 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.09267