CVE-2009-4897

N/A Unknown
Published: July 22, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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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=690523
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/66277
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41593
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690523
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/66277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41593
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

artifex