CVE-2009-4270
Ghostscript Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 21, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2009-4270 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4270
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-4270.
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-2009-4270 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-4270 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://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Added Reference http://osvdb.org/61140 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37851 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40580 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/2 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37410 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3597 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540760 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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]
Dec. 22, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-4270 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-2009-4270
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
8.64 }} 3.72%
score
0.91957
percentile