CVE-2008-6679

Published: Apr 8, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ghostscript: Ghostscript

Ghostscript

1 product

Ghostscript

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ghostscript Ghostscript	Version 8.62

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (40)

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34667

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34729

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34732

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35416

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35559

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35569

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211