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CVE-2009-4897· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of ser

Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 22, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
6.6% · 94th percentile
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Action score

39

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 6.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
artifexafpl ghostscript
artifexghostscript fonts
artifexgpl ghostscript

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • artifex afpl ghostscript6.0
  • artifex afpl ghostscript6.01
  • artifex afpl ghostscript6.50
  • artifex afpl ghostscript7.00
  • artifex afpl ghostscript7.03
  • artifex afpl ghostscript7.04
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.00
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.11
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.12
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.13
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.14
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.50
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.51
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.52
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.53
  • artifex afpl ghostscript8.54
  • artifex ghostscript fonts8.11
  • artifex gpl ghostscriptup to 8.64 inclusive
  • artifex gpl ghostscript8.01
  • artifex gpl ghostscript8.15

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12ghostscriptbefore 8.70~dfsg-18.70~dfsg-1
Debian:5.0ghostscriptbefore 8.62.dfsg.1-3.2lenny58.62.dfsg.1-3.2lenny5

Same product

artifex: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-3743Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execu
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-6196Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the gx_image_enum_begin function in base/gxipixel.c in Ghostscript before ecceafe3abba2714ef9b432
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2015-3228Integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function in base/gsmalloc.c in Ghostscript 9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a d
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2010-2055Ghostscript 8.71 and earlier reads initialization files from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Po
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5653The getenv and filenameforall functions in Ghostscript 9.10 ignore the "-dSAFER" argument, which allows remote attackers to read data via a
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2010-4054The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and appli
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:ghostscript8.70~dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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