Buffer overflow in gs/psi/iscan.c in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document containing a long name.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2093-1 New ghostscript packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-961-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:26.149Z

Reserved: 2010-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4897

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-07-22T05:40:03.843

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2009-4897

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-06-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-4897 - Bugzilla

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