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A vulnerability was found in Ghostscript 0/8.0.1/8.15/8.61 (Document Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function zseticcspace of the file zicc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

The weakness was published 02/28/2008 by Chris Evans (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0411. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67660 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : ghostscript (ELSA-2008-0155)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40955), Exploit-DB (31309), Tenable (67660), SecurityFocus (BID 28017†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019511†).

Productinfo

Type

• Document Processing Software

Name

• Ghostscript

Version

• 8.0.1
• 8.15
• 8.61

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67660
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : ghostscript (ELSA-2008-0155)
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OpenVAS ID: 60444
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1510-1 (gs-esp / gs-gpl)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2008 🔍
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02/28/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/02/2008 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1958 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-0411 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 40955
SecurityFocus: 28017 - Ghostscript zseticcspace() Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1019511
Vulnerability Center: 17758 - Ghostscript \x3C\x3D8.61 zseticcspace function Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM
Updated: 01/12/2025 02:28 AM
Changes: 03/16/2015 01:43 PM (61), 04/13/2017 12:26 PM (12), 07/31/2021 09:01 AM (3), 07/31/2021 09:06 AM (1), 12/30/2024 06:47 AM (19), 01/12/2025 02:28 AM (2)
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