CVE-2012-4875

Published: September 6, 2012Last modified: November 10, 2023

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it

Status

References

• http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47855
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554