Description

The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted font data in a compressed data stream, aka bug 691043.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2010, 8:39 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2015, 11:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-4054 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
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-2010-4054.

URL Resource
http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-cvs/2010-January/010333.html Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/538191 Patch US Government Resource
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-4054 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]

    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]

    Oct. 25, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.52 }} 0.00%

score

0.73283

percentile

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