CVE-2009-0196
Ghostscript Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 16, 2009, 3:12 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2009-0196 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-0196.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-0196 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-0196 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html Added Reference http://osvdb.org/53492 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34292 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/ Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34445 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022029 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0983 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=337747 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10533 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-757-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10533 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10533 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2009
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0196 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0196
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
8.54 }} -5.33%
score
0.94438
percentile