CVE-2010-1869

Public Date:
2010-05-11
Bugzilla:
582300: CVE-2010-1869 ghostscript: PS parser buffer overflow in token scanner

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.

Find out more about CVE-2010-1869 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ghostscript as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript Not affected

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Rodrigo Rubira Branco of Check Point Vulnerability Discovery Team for responsibly reporting this issue.

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