THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-4875
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-4875

Gpl Ghostscript vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
4.3%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
Affected vendor
Artifex
Affected product
Gpl Ghostscript
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2012-09-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4875

  • Confirm whether Artifex Gpl Ghostscript is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4875.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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