CVE-2010-1869

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-05-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.

Affected products

Artifex Gpl Ghostscript: 8.64, 8.70

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:102
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024003
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1195
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

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