CVE-2008-0411

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0411
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-28 21:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All alpha All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All amd64 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All arm All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All hppa All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All ia-32 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All ia-64 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All m68k All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All mips All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All mipsel All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All ppc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All s-390 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All sparc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All alpha All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All amd64 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All arm All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All hppa All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All ia-32 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All ia-64 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All m68k All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All mips All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All mipsel All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All powerpc All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All s-390 All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All sparc All
Application Ghostscript Ghostscript All All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrakesoft Corporate Server 3.0_x86_64 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrakesoft Corporate Server 4.0_x86_64 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2007 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2007.0_x86_64 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 All x86_64 All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux as_3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux as_4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux es_3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux es_4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux ws_3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux ws_4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 All client All
Operating System Rpath Rpath Linux 1 All All All
Operating System Suse Novell Linux Pos 9 All All All
Operating System Suse Open Suse 10.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Open Suse 10.3 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10 sp1 enterprise_desktop All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10 sp1 enterprise_server All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10.1 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10.1 All x86 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Suse Suse Open Enterprise Server 0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-599-1: Ghostscript vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Ghostscript: Buffer overflow — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch
SUSE update for ghostscript - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Not Applicable
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com URL Repurposed
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Mailing List
CESA-2008-001 - rev 2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit
Fedora update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: ghostscript-8.61-8.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Mandriva update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1510-1 ghostscript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Gentoo update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:055 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
Debian update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
Ghostscript Stack Overflow in zseticcspace() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Codes - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: ghostscript (SUSE-SA:200 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
rPath update for espgs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
Ghostscript zseticcspace() Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Slackware update for ghostscript - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com URL Repurposed
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, VDB Entry
Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
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