CVE-2009-4270

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

ghostscript: 8.64, 8.70

References

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/61140
http://secunia.com/advisories/37851
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:135
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/18/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37410
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1

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