CVE - CVE-2010-1628

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-1628	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:20100511 Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/May/134 MISC:20100512 Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded MISC:39753 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39753 MISC:40107 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40107 MISC:40580 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/40580 MISC:ADV-2010-1138 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:GLSA-201412-17 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml MISC:MDVSA-2010:134 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:134~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:SUSE-SR:2010:014 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html MISC:USN-961-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20100511 Re: CVE assignment: ghostscript stack-based overflow URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/12/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20100518 Re: CVE assignment: ghostscript stack-based overflow URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/7 MISC:http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295 URL:http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691295 MISC:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009 URL:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/+bug/546009
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100429	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100429)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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