CVE-2008-0411
Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 14.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Ghostscript 8.0.1/8.15 - 'zseticcspace()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31309remote, linuxpublished 27 Feb 2008Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.5% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 29103 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-599-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 29154 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29196 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080228 Ghostscript buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0693 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080228 rPSA-2008-0082-1 espgs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9557 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 29101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29112 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 29147 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29768 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-1510 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0155 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 28017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-1998 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29169 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2008-062-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0421 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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