CVE-2009-4897 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in GPL Ghostscript

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents8 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
8.3%
top 7.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Artifex GhostscriptArtifex GPL GhostscriptArtifex Afpl Ghostscript+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Buffer 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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debianartifex/ghostscript< 8.70~dfsg-1+3
▶NVDartifex/afpl_ghostscript16 versions+15

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-53pw-2446-9fc8: Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2009-4897: Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan↗2010-07-22
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OSV
CVE-2009-4897: Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan↗2010-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ghostscript vulnerabilities↗2010-07-13
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Red Hat
ghostscript: long name buffer overflow (GS 8.64)↗2009-06-08
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Debian
CVE-2009-4897: ghostscript - Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote ...↗2009
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-4897 ghostscript: long name buffer overflow (GS 8.64)↗2010-07-12
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CVE-2009-4897 — Artifex GPL Ghostscript vulnerability | cvebase