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CVE-2008-6679 json

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…

published 2009-04-08 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6641

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

Patch / fix

  • ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8.64~dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679

  • ghostscript RHEL 5 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7
  • ghostscript-gtk RHEL 5 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0421

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-6679 updated

ghostscript: Buffer overflow in BaseFont writer module for pdfwrite device

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ghostscript 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-gtk 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-gtk 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ghostscript 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-gtk 8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0421

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Exploit prediction

4.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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