CVE-2008-6679
EPSS 4.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-6679
To remediate CVE-2008-6679, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ghostscript—upgrade to 8.64~dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-6679 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8.64~dfsg-1