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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-4875

CVE-2012-4875

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it

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Affected products

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  • Artifex/Ghostscript2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =9.04

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