Explain CVE-2009-0196
Heap-based buffer overflow in the big2_decode_symbol_dict function (jbig2_symbol_dict.c) in the JBIG2 decoding library (jbig2dec) in Ghostscript 8.64, and probably earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a JBIG2 symbol dictionary segment with a large run length value.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'RHSA-2009:0421', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html'}, {'name': '20090409 Secunia Research: Ghostscript jbig2dec JBIG2 Processing Buffer Overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502586/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3709', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201412-17', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-0983', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0983'}, {'name': '34445', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34445'}, {'name': '262288', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1'}, {'name': '34292', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34292'}, {'name': '20090417 rPSA-2009-0060-1 ghostscript', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '34729', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34729'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2009:011', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10533', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10533'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:095', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3710', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00461.html'}, {'name': '34732', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34732'}, {'name': '35569', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35569'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1708', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708'}, {'name': '1022029', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022029'}, {'name': '35559', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35559'}, {'name': '35416', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35416'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060'}, {'name': 'USN-757-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/'}, {'name': '53492', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/53492'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2009:009', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-21/'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=337747'}, {'name': '34667', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34667'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED