CVE-2009-3743
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-3743 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-08-26 21:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 6.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 6.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 7.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 7.03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 7.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.00 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.53 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Afpl Ghostscript | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript Fonts | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript Fonts | 8.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.56 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.57 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.61 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.62 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.63 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | 8.64 | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Gpl Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#644319 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| Artifex Software, Inc. Information for VU#644319 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Ghostscript TrueType Integer Overflow in Ins_MINDEX() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.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.