Buffer overflow in Ghostscript
CVE-2007-6725
The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ghostscript — versions 8.60, 8.61
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0420.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/fedora-package-announce@redhat.com/msg11830.html (vendor-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/34729 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34337 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6725?
- CVE-2007-6725 is a vulnerability in Ghostscript, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-04-08.
- Is CVE-2007-6725 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.