CVE-2008-6679
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 8, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 8, 2009
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- RHSA-2009:0421vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10019vdb-entrysignature
- FEDORA-2009-3709vendor-advisory
- 262288vendor-advisory
- 20090417 rPSA-2009-0060-1 ghostscriptmailing-list
- 34729third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
- SUSE-SR:2009:011vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2009:095vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-3710vendor-advisory
- 34732third-party-advisory
- 35569third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-1708vdb-entry
- 35559third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
- 35416third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
- USN-757-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090401 CVE request -- ghostscriptmailing-list
- 34667third-party-advisory
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