CVE-2010-1628

N/A Unknown
Published: May 19, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.

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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=691295
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.1%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

artifex

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