CVE-2009-3743
Description
Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8.71~dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 8.71~dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 8.71~dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8.71~dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8.71~dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 6.0 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 6.01 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 6.50 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 7.00 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 7.03 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 7.04 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.00 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.11 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.12 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.13 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.14 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.50 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.51 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.52 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.53 | |
| artifex | afpl_ghostscript | 8.54 | |
| artifex | ghostscript_fonts | 6.0 | |
| artifex | ghostscript_fonts | 8.11 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | {"endIncluding":"8.70"} | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.01 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.15 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.50 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.51 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.54 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.56 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.57 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.60 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.61 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.62 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.63 | |
| artifex | gpl_ghostscript | 8.64 | |
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/644319
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JALR-87YGN8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024785
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3743
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.