Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06903 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.64 | Vulnerable | Ghostscript |
| cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.70 | Vulnerable | Ghostscript |
- cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.64 Vulnerable ·Ghostscript
- cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.70 Vulnerable ·Ghostscript
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m27g-4vw6-6c82
References
More Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2007-06419 The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-4270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m27g-4vw6-6c82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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