CVE-2010-1869 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.23% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| artifex | gpl ghostscript |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ghostscript - '.PostScript' File Stack Overflow | 2010-07-18 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:102
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024003
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1138
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1195
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40580
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:102
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511243/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40103
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024003
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-961-1
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