CVE-2010-1869

critical

Published 2010-05-12 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-14406 local bsd verified

Rodrigo Rubira Branco · 2010-07-18

Ghostscript - '.PostScript' File Stack Overflow

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`8.71~dfsg-4`
sid	Fixed	`8.71~dfsg-4`
forky	Fixed	`8.71~dfsg-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`8.71~dfsg-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`8.71~dfsg-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
artifex	gpl_ghostscript	`8.64`
artifex	gpl_ghostscript	`8.70`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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