CVE-2009-0196

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.16% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0983 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34445 patch vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34292 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10533 signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022029 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/53492 vdb entry exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=337747 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0196?
CVE-2009-0196 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0196?
To fix CVE-2009-0196, 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-2009-0196 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0196 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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