Upstream information

CVE-2009-4270 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 559122 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

  • SUSE-SR:2010:014, published Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0000
  • SUSE-SR:2010:015, published Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000
    • openSUSE-SU-2010:0425-1 openSUSE-SU-2010:0425-2

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.27.26.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.27.26.1
 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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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.
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 07:20:27 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 15:21:15 2024