CVE-2009-0196: Ghostscript vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Ghostscript · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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DescriptionCVE.org
Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Ghostscript
- Published
- April 2009
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-119cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisoryredhat.com
- Vendor advisoryredhat.com
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisorysunsolve.sun.com
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- Vendor advisorymandriva.com
- Vendor advisoryredhat.com
- Vendor advisoryusn.ubuntu.com
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0983vupen.com
- securityfocus.com/bid/34445securityfocus.com
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
15 more references are in the CVE record.