CVE-2009-4897

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2009-06-08
Bugzilla:
613792: CVE-2009-4897 ghostscript: long name buffer overflow (GS 8.64)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

Find out more about CVE-2009-4897 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ghostscript Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ghostscript Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ghostscript Not affected

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