CVE-2008-6679

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…

published April 8, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
91.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04495 · 91.4th percentile
Published
2009-04-08T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 16:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5