CVE-2009-4897: artifex afpl_ghostscript

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4897 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in artifex afpl_ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 6.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-07-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

• 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.