# CVE-2009-3743: Off-by-one error in the Ins\_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript before 8.71 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a malformed TrueType font in a document that trigger an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024785
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514892/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JALR-87YGN8
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/644319

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