MEDIUM
ghostscript: Buffer overflow in BaseFont writer module for pdfwrite device
Published Apr 8, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.50%
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 products
No data.
- 8.62
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript-0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0421
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript-0:8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0421 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.50% 0.04495
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04495
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04495) | 91.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04495) | 90.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04655) | 89.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.06% (0.06059) | 89.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.57% (0.08571) | 87.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.06% (0.06059) | 90.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 12.35% (0.12347) | 95.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 12.35% (0.12347) | 95.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 14.67% (0.14674) | 95.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 16.00% (0.16003) | 95.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 16.18% (0.16175) | 95.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.92% (0.17920) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (23)
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34667 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34732 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35559 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35569 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6679 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6679
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6679
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 8, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 8, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6679
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a