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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade ghostscript | Jul 30, 2024 | May 19, 2010 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-text/ghostscript-gpl. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 19, 2010 |
| Ghostscript | — | Upgrade to Ghostscript version 8.71 | Oct 10, 2018 | May 19, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ghostscript-x11Upgrade ghostscript-fonts-stdUpgrade ghostscript-libraryUpgrade libgimpprintUpgrade ghostscript-omniUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-rusUpgrade ghostscript-fonts-other | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgs8 | Nov 8, 2024 | May 19, 2010 |
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