6.8

CVE-2008-0411: ghostscript

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0155DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0411DSA-1510-1
Published 28-02-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0411 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 14.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.52%
0%100%
Medium · +0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

14.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.11 pp

From 14.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
14.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (scary.beasts.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Ghostscript 8.0.1/8.15 - 'zseticcspace()' Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat5 products
  • ghostscript< 0:7.05-32.1.13 | < 0:7.07-33.2.el4_6.1 | < 0:8.15.2-9.1.el5_1.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo< 0:7.05-32.1.13 | < 0:7.07-33.2.el4_6.1 | < 0:8.15.2-9.1.el5_1.1
  • ghostscript-devel< 0:7.05-32.1.13 | < 0:7.07-33.2.el4_6.1 | < 0:8.15.2-9.1.el5_1.1
  • ghostscript-gtk< 0:7.07-33.2.el4_6.1 | < 0:8.15.2-9.1.el5_1.1
  • hpijs< 0:1.3-32.1.13
Debian3 products
  • ghostscript< 8.61.dfsg.1-1.1
  • gs-esp< 7.07.1-9sarge1 | < 8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1
  • gs-gpl< 8.01-6 | < 8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1
Ghostscript1 product

3 vendors · 9 products

References

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