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.
Affected products
- artifex / gpl_ghostscript8.64 – 8.64
- artifex / gpl_ghostscript8.70 – 8.70
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/39753
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
- MISChttp://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40580
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1
- MISChttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009