CVE-2012-4875

Published Sep 6, 2012

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

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
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified
CNA Tags: disputed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.3
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "37D4D9B3-8829-4494-B2E2-8CBB1E592F34"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References