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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0411 · published 28 February 2008

CVE-2008-0411: Ghostscript memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Ghostscript · Ghostscript

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 15% · top 3.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
54References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 URL Repurposed
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html URL Repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded Broken LinkVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded Broken LinkVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references Not Applicable
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 URL Repurposed
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0411), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.