CVE-2009-0583
ghostscript gs-gpl - arbitrary code execution
Description
Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain "native color space," related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.
How to fix CVE-2009-0583
To remediate CVE-2009-0583, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.3-2 or later
- —upgrade to 8.64~dfsg-1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 8.62.dfsg.1-3.2lenny1 or later
- —upgrade to 8.54.dfsg.1-5etch2 or later
Is CVE-2009-0583 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.0.3-2
- from 0, < 8.64~dfsg-1.1
- from 0, < 8.62.dfsg.1-3.2lenny1
- from 0, < 8.54.dfsg.1-5etch2