FrSIRT - Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0693
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0411
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-28

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Ghostscript, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0693
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html

ChangeLog

2008-02-28 : Initial release

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