Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6679
CVE-2008-6679
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.62
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34667nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34729nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34732nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35416nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35559nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35569nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.htmlnvd
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