FKIE_CVE-2008-6679
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-04-08 16:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:02
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | ghostscript | 8.62 |
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