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>> Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Ghostscript "zseticcspace()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0693
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0411
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-28
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A vulnerability has been identified in Ghostscript, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "zseticcspace()" [zicc.c] function when processing documents containing a malformed "Range", which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious PS document.
Affected Products
Ghostscript version 8.61 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html
ChangeLog
2008-02-28 : Initial release
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