Vulnerability CVE-2010-1628
Published: 2010-05-19   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Ghostscript, multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg
25.05.2010

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Artifex -> Gpl ghostscript 

 References:
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009
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