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CVE-2008-6679
Published: Apr 8, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2009:0421
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10019
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
FEDORA-2009-3709
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
262288
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
20090417 rPSA-2009-0060-1 ghostscript
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
34729
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SR:2009:011
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2009:095
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
FEDORA-2009-3710
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
34732
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
35569
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-1708
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
35559
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35416
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-757-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request -- ghostscript
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
34667
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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