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CVE-2008-0411 Detail

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit 
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List 
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 Patch 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml Patch 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html URL Repurposed 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded Broken Link  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded Broken Link  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references Not Applicable 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 Broken Link 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0411
NVD Published Date:
02/28/2008
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.