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CVE-2008-6679

Published: 8 April 2009

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
PoC available

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
ghostscript
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3.2)
intrepid
Released (8.63.dfsg.1-0ubuntu6.4)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(8.64.dfsg.1-0ubuntu7)
karmic Not vulnerable
(8.64.dfsg.1-0ubuntu7)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://svn.ghostscript.com/viewvc?view=rev&sortby=rev&revision=9304
gs-afpl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

gs-esp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (8.15.2.dfsg.0ubuntu1-0ubuntu1.2)
gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

gs-gpl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (8.15-4ubuntu3.3)
gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

upstream Needs triage