Buffer overflow in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript
CVE-2010-1869
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.
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: 0.093 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.093 · newest: 0.093 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Gpl Ghostscript — versions 8.64, 8.70
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1195 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/39753 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/40580 (third-party-advisory)
- www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)