Buffer overflow in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.066 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.066 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Afpl Ghostscript — versions 8.52, 8.11, 8.50
- Artifex Ghostscript Fonts — versions 8.11
- Artifex Gpl Ghostscript — versions 8.60, 8.50, 8.15
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/66277 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60380 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/40580 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41593 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-4897?
- CVE-2009-4897 is a vulnerability in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-07-22.
- Is CVE-2009-4897 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.