Description
The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted font data in a compressed data stream, aka bug 691043.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-cvs/2010-January/010333.htmlPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/538191Patch, US Government Resource
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
- http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-cvs/2010-January/010333.htmlPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/538191Patch, US Government Resource
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 23, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified