VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 6.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.63% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- artifex/afpl ghostscript · artifex/ghostscript fonts · artifex/gpl ghostscript
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690523Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40580Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135
- http://www.osvdb.org/66277
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41593Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613792
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60380
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690523Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40580Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135
- http://www.osvdb.org/66277
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41593Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613792
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60380
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.