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    CVE-2010-1869

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.

    Published:May 11, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 12, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.21202
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Artifex
    Product
    Gpl Ghostscript

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14406

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2018-18284 (CVSS 8.6) — Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors inv…
    CVE-2018-16510 (CVSS 7.8) — An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect exec stack handling in the "CS" and "SC"…
    CVE-2018-15911 (CVSS 7.8) — In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript could use uninitial…
    CVE-2018-15909 (CVSS 7.8) — In Artifex Ghostscript 9.23 before 2018-08-24, a type confusion using the .shfill operator could be used by at…
    CVE-2018-15910 (CVSS 7.8) — In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusi…
    CVE-2018-16513 (CVSS 7.8) — In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusi…
    CVE-2018-16509 (CVSS 7.8) — An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking duri…
    CVE-2016-9601 (CVSS 5.3) — ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscrip…
    CVE-2013-6629 (CVSS 5) — The get_sos function in jdmarker.c in (1) libjpeg 6b and (2) libjpeg-turbo through 1.3.0, as used in Google Ch…
    CVE-2012-4875 (CVSS 9.3) — Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter,…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
    http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:102
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024003
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1195
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
    http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:102
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024003
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1195

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High