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CVE-2009-4270

CVE-2009-4270

EPSS 6.9%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.htmlhttp://osvdb.org/61140https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540760http://secunia.com/advisories/37851http://secunia.com/advisories/40580http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xmlhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/2http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37410