CVE-2008-0411

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

Published: 2008-02-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0411 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.41%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0411

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31309 exploit_db edb 2008-02-27 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0411

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.31% 14.41% -0.90%
2 2025-12-28 13.28% 15.31% +2.03%
3 2025-12-27 — 13.28% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0411

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0411

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0411

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-0411 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ghostscript), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0411
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0411: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-14), 3 atom(s) (app-text/ghostscript-esp, app-text/ghostscript-gnu, app-text/ghostscript-gpl); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0411
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0411
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0411 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (ghostscript, gs-esp, gs-gpl), 15 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 7, DNE 5, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0411

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0411

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ghostscript ghostscript <= 8.61 cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostscript ghostscript 0 cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostscript ghostscript 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghostscript ghostscript 8.15 cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0411

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314 URL Repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768 URL Repurposed
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633 Mailing List
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html URL Repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded Broken Link VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded Broken Link VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references Not Applicable
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557 Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory
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