Ghostscript Stack Overflow in zseticcspace() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Codes
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019511
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019511
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-0411
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 28 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 8.61 and prior versions
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Ghostscript. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted ghostscript file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a stack overflow
in the zseticcspace() function in 'zicc.c.' and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges
of the target user.
Chris Evans of Google Security Team reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA
-2008-001.html
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a source code fix, available via SVN.
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Vendor URL: www.ghostscript.com/awki (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:39:47 -0500
Subject: Stack-based buffer overflow in Ghostscript .seticcspace operator
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http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html
CVE-2008-0411
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