CVE-2009-0196: ghostscript

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0196 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 7.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 16-04-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.