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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0411: Ghostscript: Buffer overflow

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0411: Ghostscript: Buffer overflow

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/28/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-esp
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gnu
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl

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