CVE-2009-3743

ghostscript: TrueType bytecode intepreter integer overflow or wraparound

Published Aug 26, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3715 Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1317-1 Ghostscript vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:38 AM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 26, 2010, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:12 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 24, 2010, 12:00 AM