CVE-2008-6679

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    CVE-2008-6679

    Published: 8 Apr 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34667, http://secunia.com/advisories/34729, http://secunia.com/advisories/34732, http://secunia.com/advisories/35416, http://secunia.com/advisories/35559, http://secunia.com/advisories/35569, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445, 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.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, 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

    Affected packages

    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