Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2009:011, published Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 |
| Patchnames: slessp0-ghostscript-devel |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | ghostscript-library | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | ghostscript-library | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 | ghostscript-library | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 | ghostscript-library | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 06:44:22 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:30:02 2023