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CVE-2008-6679 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708	CVE
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690211	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34667	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10019	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ghostscript ghostscript	8.62
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.62:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 8, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]