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TI-2007-06419 Aliases CVE-2007-6725GHSA-pv3g-wrcf-hmrv

The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0484 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.60Running onGhostscript
cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.61VulnerableGhostscript
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.60 Running on ·Ghostscript
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.61 Vulnerable ·Ghostscript

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0421 Released 2009-04-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7.i386, ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7.i386, ghostscript-gtk-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ghostscript-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-devel-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7, ghostscript-devel-8.15.2-9.4.el5_3.7.i386
  • RHSA-2009:0420 Released 2009-04-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.i386, ghostscript-devel-7.05-32.1.20 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.i386, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.i386, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.i386, ghostscript-devel-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.i386, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.i386, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.i386, ghostscript-7.05-32.1.20.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.i386, ghostscript-7.07-33.2.el4_7.8.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0421
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0420

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6725
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv3g-wrcf-hmrv

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 8

Other 5

  • TI-2009-04050 Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00183 Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00560 Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00754 Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00561 icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-00386 Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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