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CVE-2010-4054

The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer d

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01874
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
artifex afpl ghostscriptall versions
artifex ghostscript fontsall versions
artifex gpl ghostscriptall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD23 Oct 2010 · 08:39 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-1317-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:0095Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2012:0096Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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/538191PatchUS Government Resource
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
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