CVE-2010-1628

Publication date 19 May 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.

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Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.2
9.10 karmic
Fixed 8.70.dfsg.1-0ubuntu3.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 8.64.dfsg.1-0ubuntu8.1
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 8.61.dfsg.1-1ubuntu3.3
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
gs-gpl 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
gs-afpl 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
gs-esp 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

reproducer doesn’t appear to work on dapper’s gs-esp

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ghostscript

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-961-1
    • Ghostscript vulnerabilities
    • 13 July 2010

Other references