DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6679
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679
Upstream
Published
2009-04-08T16:30:00.407Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:03:54.143618Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.64~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679.json"

Debian:12 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.64~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679.json"

Debian:13 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.64~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679.json"

Debian:14 / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.64~dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6679.json"