CVE-2012-4875 (GCVE-0-2012-4875)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:50 Disputed
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47855 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2012-04-03 00:00
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