Description
The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.
References (23)
Core 23
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0420.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-package-announce%40redhat.com/msg11830.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229174
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34337
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9507
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:096
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493442
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-155.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34726
Scores
EPSS
0.0484
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
ghostscript/ghostscript
8.61
Published
Apr 08, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026