CVE-2010-1628

Published: May 19, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

artifex

commercial·USaka artifex software

gpl ghostscript

OSS Libraries

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

5 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295

bugs.ghostscript.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134

seclists.org

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