Out-of-Bounds Affecting ghostscript-gtk package, versions <0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.35% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-GHOSTSCRIPTGTK-2449037
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Apr 2009

Introduced: 8 Apr 2009

CVE-2008-6679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 ghostscript-gtk to version 0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2009-0421.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-gtk package and not the ghostscript-gtk package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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