CVE-2009-0196

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2009-0196 · Published 16/04/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ghostscript ghostscript	`= 0= 5.50= 7.07= 8.0.1= 8.15= 8.15.2= 8.54= 8.56= 8.57= 8.60= 8.61= 8.62= 8.63≤ 8.64`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
osvdb.org/53492 · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/34292 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34667
secunia.com/advisories/34729
secunia.com/advisories/34732
secunia.com/advisories/35416
secunia.com/advisories/35559
secunia.com/advisories/35569
secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21 · Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
mandriva.com/security/advisories
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/34445 · Patch
securitytracker.com/id
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0983 · Vendor Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi · Exploit
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10533
usn.ubuntu.com/757-1
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html

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