9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-0583
Ghostscript Argyll CMS ICC Format Multiple Integer Overflows
Description

Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain "native color space," related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2009, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0583 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ghostscript ghostscript
1 Argyllcms argyllcms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0583.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261087
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34266 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34373 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34381 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34393 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34398 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34437 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34443 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34469 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021868
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-098.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0050 Vendor Advisory
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=10666 US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1746 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-37.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:096
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0345.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501994/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34184
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-743-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0776 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0777 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0816 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487742 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49329
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2991
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10795
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00770.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00772.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00887.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00916.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0583 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0583 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-0583 ghostscript, argyllcms: Multiple integer overflows in the International Color Consortium Format Library Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain "native color space," related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0345 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0583 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain "native color space," related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images. CVE-2009-0583 ghostscript, argyllcms: Multiple integer overflows in the International Color Consortium Format Library
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0583 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0345 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501994/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501994/100/0/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:10795 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10795 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49329 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49329 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.03 }} 0.22%

score

0.84321

percentile

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