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Critical
CVE-2010-1628
Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers...
Vulnerability Description
Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.
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://secunia.com/advisories/39753
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.64, 8.70
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 19th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.