Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-119
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "755FCEC1-E1DD-42BC-9606-17217DB69128"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]