CVE-2008-6679

Estado: ModificadaMedia (5)—
Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Puntuación base: 5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.50%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Ghostscript — Ghostscript
CWE

CWE-119
Referencias

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