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CVE-2009-3743

Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript...

9.3 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.75%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2009-3743
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-3743
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3715 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-3715
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3p47-jqhp-gxp9 No score

Off-by-one error in the Ins_MINDEX function in the TrueType bytecode interpreter in Ghostscript...

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.

Record
GHSA-3p47-jqhp-gxp9
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-3743
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3743 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3743
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
Debian:12
 before 8.71~dfsg-1
8.71~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:13
 before 8.71~dfsg-1
8.71~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:14
 before 8.71~dfsg-1
8.71~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3743 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Artifex Afpl Ghostscript, published August 26, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.75%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 8.71~dfsg-1.

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