vendor:
GhostScript
by:
Rodrigo Rubira Branco
7,8
CVSS
HIGH
Stack Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: GhostScript
Affected Version From: 8.70
Affected Version To: 8.70
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:artifex:ghostscript:8.70
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: FreeBSD 8.0
2010
Check Point Software Technologies – Vulnerability Discovery Team (VDT) – GhostScript Stack Overflow
Check Point Vulnerability Discovery Team (VDT) discovered a GhostScript 8.70 exploit for FreeBSD 8.0. The exploit is a 214 bytes shell_bind_tcp encoded with x86/alpha_upper. It creates an evil pdf with a buffer of 1200 bytes and appends the shellcode at the end of the buffer. The exploit is triggered when the pdf is opened.
Mitigation:
Update to the latest version of GhostScript.