CVE-2009-4270: ghostscript

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4270 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 6.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-12-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.

• 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.