CVE-2009-4897

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4897
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-22 05:40:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 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 8.70 All All All
Application Artifex Gpl Ghostscript 8.71 All All All
Application Artifex Gpl Ghostscript All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ghostscript 'iscan.c' PDF Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Bug 613792 – CVE-2009-4897 ghostscript: long name buffer overflow (GS 8.64) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
www.osvdb.org/66277 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:135 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-961-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:134 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug 690523 – gs pdf parsing buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ghostscript.com Vendor Advisory
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