ghsa-6p24-mjw7-mgwh
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:38
Modified
2025-04-09 04:07
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-6679"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-04-08T16:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-6p24-mjw7-mgwh",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:07:53Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:38:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6679"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34667"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34729"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34732"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35416"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35559"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35569"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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