CVE-2008-6679
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-6679 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-04-08 16:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ghostscript | Ghostscript | 8.62 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:095 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: ghostscript-8.63-6.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for ghostscript - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 690211 – buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.ghostscript.com | |
| Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:011 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Sun Solaris 9 Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| USN-757-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request -- ghostscript | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Bug 493445 – CVE-2008-6679 ghostscript: Buffer overflow in BaseFont writer module for pdfwrite device | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Sun Solaris Ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: ghostscript-8.63-3.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for ghostscript - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.