CVE-2009-4897

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-22 05:40:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-17 01:31:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

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 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 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 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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
66277 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:134 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:135 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Ghostscript 'iscan.c' PDF Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-961-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Bug 690523 – gs pdf parsing buffer overflow CONFIRM bugs.ghostscript.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 613792 – CVE-2009-4897 ghostscript: long name buffer overflow (GS 8.64) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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