# CVE-2010-4054: The gs\_type2\_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and appli

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The gs_type2_interpret function in Ghostscript allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted font data in a compressed data stream, aka bug 691043.

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## References

- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0095.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0096.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/538191
- http://ghostscript.com/pipermail/gs-cvs/2010-January/010333.html

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