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CVE-2009-4897

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

Published

2010-07-22T05:40:03.843

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 6.0 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 6.01 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 6.50 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 7.00 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 7.03 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 7.04 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.00 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.11 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.12 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.13 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.14 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.50 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.51 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.52 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.53 Yes
Application artifex afpl_ghostscript 8.54 Yes
Application artifex ghostscript_fonts 8.11 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript ≤ 8.64 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.01 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.15 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.50 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.51 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.54 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.56 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.57 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.60 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.61 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.62 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.63 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.70 Yes
Application artifex gpl_ghostscript 8.71 Yes
References