Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6725
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6725
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 8.41%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6725
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6725
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-6725
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493442
Exploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0420.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229174
Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-155.htm
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34337
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:096
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http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg11830.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9507
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
Products affected by CVE-2007-6725
- cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*