CVE-2009-3743

Description

Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.69% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024785 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JALR-87YGN8 us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/644319 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3743?
CVE-2009-3743 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3743?
To fix CVE-2009-3743, 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-2009-3743 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3743 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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