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CVE-2008-0411

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0411 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 14 products from debian, from mandrakesoft, from mandrakesoft and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-02-28T21:44:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007.0_x86_64	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007.1	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2007.1	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2008.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	2008.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux_corporate_server	3.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux_corporate_server	4.0	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrakesoft_corporate_server	3.0_x86_64	No
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrakesoft_corporate_server	4.0_x86_64	No
Operating System	redhat	desktop	3.0	No
Operating System	redhat	desktop	4.0	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	as_3	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	as_4	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	es_3	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	es_4	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	ws_3	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	ws_4	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop_workstation	5	No
Operating System	rpath	rpath_linux	1	No
Operating System	suse	novell_linux_pos	9	No
Operating System	suse	open_suse	10.2	No
Operating System	suse	open_suse	10.3	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	10.1	No
Operating System	suse	suse_open_enterprise_server	0	No
Application	ghostscript	ghostscript	≤ 8.61	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.1	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	No
Application	ghostscript	ghostscript	0	Yes
Application	ghostscript	ghostscript	8.0.1	Yes
Application	ghostscript	ghostscript	8.15	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml Patch ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html URL Repurposed ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded Broken Link, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded Broken Link, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references Not Applicable ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded Broken Link, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded Broken Link, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For debian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.