CVE-2009-4897

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductArtifex Ghostscript Fonts
PublishedJul 22, 2010
First seenJul 22, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
artifex ghostscript_fonts8.11—
artifex afpl_ghostscript6.0, 6.01, 6.50, 7.00, 7.03, 7.04, 8.00, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14, 8.50, 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, 8.54—
artifex gpl_ghostscriptv ≤ 8.64, 8.01, 8.15, 8.50, 8.51, 8.54, 8.56, 8.57, 8.60, 8.61, 8.62, 8.63, 8.70, 8.71—

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