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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-1869 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary cod…

published 2010-05-12 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-1889

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.2%
EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8.71~dfsg-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1869

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1869 updated cvss 5.0

ghostscript: PS parser buffer overflow in token scanner

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ghostscript, ghostscript-gtk
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-14406)

Exploit prediction

9.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-14406 Ghostscript - '.PostScript' File Stack Overflow local, 2010-07-18

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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