9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-3743
Ghostscript TrueType Bytecode Integer Overflow Heap Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2010, 9 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3743 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 Artifex gpl_ghostscript
2 Artifex afpl_ghostscript
3 Artifex ghostscript_fonts

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3743 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/644319
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JALR-87YGN8
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024785
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded [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]

    Aug. 27, 2010

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3743 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3743 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.46 }} -0.33%

score

0.92707

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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