cve/2008/CVE-2008-6679.md

### [CVE-2008-6679](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6679)
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### Description

Buffer overflow in the BaseFont writer module in Ghostscript 8.62, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ps2pdf crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript file.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493445

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.