CVE-2008-6679

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.

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2009-04-08 04:30

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:57

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NVD link : CVE-2008-6679

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6679

Ghostscript

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer