CVE-2010-1628

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-1628
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-05-19 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionGhostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.

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 Gpl Ghostscript 8.64 All All All
Application Artifex Gpl Ghostscript 8.70 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE assignment: ghostscript stack-based overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Ghostscript PostScript Infinite Recursion Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Full Disclosure: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE assignment: ghostscript stack-based overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Ubuntu update for ghostscript - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
GhostScript PostScript File Processing Vulnerabilities - 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
Bug 691295 – Segfault depends on length or number of LIBPATH paths af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ghostscript.com
Bug #546009 “Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghost...” : Bugs : ghostscript package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:134 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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