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CVE-2008-6679

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2009-04-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

Affected Platforms

Ghostscript Ghostscript

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References