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CVE-2008-6679 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  04/08/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10019
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10019

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-6679
NVD Published Date:
04/08/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018