National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0196
Original release date:04/16/2009
Last revised:07/02/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 34445
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-3710
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-3709
External Source: MISC
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=337747
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1708
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0983
Type: Advisory
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-757-1
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022029
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090417 rPSA-2009-0060-1 ghostscript
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090409 Secunia Research: Ghostscript jbig2dec JBIG2 Processing Buffer Overflow
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0421
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:095
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 262288
External Source: MISC
Name: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35569
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35559
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35416
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34732
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34729
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34667
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34292
Type: Advisory
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 53492
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:011
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:009