Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63 gs/psi/iscan.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file gs/psi/iscan.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4897. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript up to 8.63 (Document Processing Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file gs/psi/iscan.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

The weakness was published 07/13/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4897 since 06/15/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48194 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2010:136)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60380), Tenable (48194), SecurityFocus (BID 41593†), OSVDB (66277†) and Secunia (SA40580†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 48194
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2010:136)
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OpenVAS ID: 67848
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2093-1 (ghostscript)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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06/08/2010 🔍
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06/15/2010 +7 days 🔍
07/13/2010 +28 days 🔍
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07/22/2010 +2 days 🔍
07/30/2010 +8 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1693 days 🔍
09/20/2021 +2377 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: artifex.com

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54090

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X-Force: 60380
SecurityFocus: 41593 - Ghostscript 'iscan.c' PDF Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 40580 - Ubuntu update for ghostscript, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 66277 - Ghostscript on Ubuntu gs/psi/iscan.c Malformed PDF/PS File Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 26494 - Ghostscript 8.64 PDF Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via a Crafted PDF File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/20/2021 20:46
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (65), 08/20/2017 22:05 (14), 09/20/2021 20:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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