CVE-2009-4270
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-12-21 16:00
Modified
2024-08-07 06:54
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.
References
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