CVE-2008-0411

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.41% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 third party advisory url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references vdb entry not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 vdb entry signature broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 third party advisory url repurposed
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 third party advisory url repurposed
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 third party advisory url repurposed
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html url repurposed vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 vdb entry third party advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html release notes third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 third party advisory url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 third party advisory url repurposed
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0411?
CVE-2008-0411 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0411?
To fix CVE-2008-0411, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0411 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0411 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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