CVE-2008-6679

N/A Unknown

Published: April 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34667

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34729

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34732

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35416

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35559

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35569

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211