CVE-2010-1628

Published: May 19, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Artifex: Gpl Ghostscript

1 product

Gpl Ghostscript

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Gpl Ghostscript	Version 8.64
Artifex Gpl Ghostscript	Version 8.70

Related CWEs

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 (28)

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/39753

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/40580

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/39753

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/40580

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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