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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-6679
Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62,...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.62
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 8th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.