# CVE-2007-6725: The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0420.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-package-announce%40redhat.com/msg11830.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262288-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502757/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34729
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229174
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:095
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35569
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1708
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9507
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0060
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493442
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/757-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-155.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34726

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