CVE-2009-0196: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Apr 16 2009(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.
Credit: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.60 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =7.07 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =0 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.62 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.57 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.54 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | <=8.64 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =5.50 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.15 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.56 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.15.2 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.0.1 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.61 | |
| Ghostscript Ghostscript | =8.63 |
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Reference Links
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- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/
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- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/event
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/tags
- vendor/ghostscript
- canonical/ghostscript ghostscript
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.60
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/7.07
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/0
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.62
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.57
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.54
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.64
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/5.50
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.15
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.56
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.15.2
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.0.1
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.61
- version/ghostscript ghostscript/8.63