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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-4270 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 9.3 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (12/22/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://osvdb.org/61140 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/37851 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37410 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3597 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540760 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST

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Change History

4 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:09:17 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829
Added Reference 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Added Reference 
http://osvdb.org/61140
Added Reference 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37851
Added Reference 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
Added Reference 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Added Reference 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
Added Reference 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135
Added Reference 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/1
Added Reference 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/2
Added Reference 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37410
Added Reference 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
Added Reference 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3597
Added Reference 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540760

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:12:16 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/06/2015 9:59:06 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml

Initial CVE Analysis 12/22/2009 9:06:00 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4270
NVD Published Date:
12/21/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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