Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | ghostscript | 8.71~dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | ghostscript | 8.62.dfsg.1-3.2lenny4 | DSA-2080-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Ghostscript - '.PostScript' File Stack Overflow EDB-14406 · local · Jul 18, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-2080-1 ghostscript - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2010-1195 vdb-entry
- 39753 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-1138 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2010:102 vendor-advisory
- USN-961-1 vendor-advisory
- 40103 vdb-entry
- 1024003 vdb-entry
- 40580 third-party-advisory
- http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2010/cpai-10-May.html
- SUSE-SR:2010:014 vendor-advisory
- 20100512 Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript mailing-list