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CVE-2012-4875

Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it

Published

2012-09-06T21:55:03.143

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	gpl_ghostscript	9.04	Yes

References

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47855 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554 ([email protected])
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47855 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)