CVE-2009-4270: Ghostscript vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Ghostscript · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 94% of scored CVEs
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DescriptionCVE.org
Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.
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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
- December 2009
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-119cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- Vendor advisorymandriva.com
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- Vendor advisorymandriva.com
- Vendor advisorylists.opensuse.org
- vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3597vupen.com
- osvdb.org/61140osvdb.org
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540760bugzilla.redhat.com
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
- securityfocus.com/bid/37410securityfocus.com
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829bugs.ghostscript.com
2 more references are in the CVE record.