CVE-2007-6725

ghostscript: DoS (crash) in CCITTFax decoding filter

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.

El filtro de decodificar CCITTFax en Ghostscript v8.60, v8.61, y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) y posiblemente ejecución de código arbitrario a través de un fichero PDF modificado que provoca un desbordamiento inferior de búfer en la función cf_decode_2d.

Multiple overflows in relation to the Ghostscript code base also affect the printer-drivers package. The previous update went with a wrong require version of perl-base in the foomatic-db-engine package. It is fixed on this update.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-04-08 CVE Reserved
2009-04-08 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (24)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/34726	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34729	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34732	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35559	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35569	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-155.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34337	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9507	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229174	2024-08-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493442	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	2023-11-07
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1	2023-11-07
http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-package-announce%40redhat.com/msg11830.html	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095	2023-11-07
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:096	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0420.html	2023-11-07
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6725	2009-04-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ghostscript Search vendor "Ghostscript"		Ghostscript Search vendor "Ghostscript" for product "Ghostscript"				8.60 Search vendor "Ghostscript" for product "Ghostscript" and version "8.60"		-		Safe
Ghostscript Search vendor "Ghostscript"		Ghostscript Search vendor "Ghostscript" for product "Ghostscript"				8.61 Search vendor "Ghostscript" for product "Ghostscript" and version "8.61"		-		Affected