cve-2012-4875
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-09-06 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 20:50
Severity ?
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/47855Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/47855Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554
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