CVE-2012-4875
** DISPUTED ** Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the...
CVE-2012-4875 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Artifex Gpl Ghostscript, published September 6, 2012. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.27%, the 91st percentile.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.27%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
- Record
CVE-2012-4875- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
- Record
CVE-2012-4875- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4800No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it
- Record
EUVD-2012-4800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q65g-wrcw-38g4No score
** DISPUTED ** Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the...
** DISPUTED ** Heap-based buffer overflow in gdevwpr2.c in Ghostscript 9.04, when processing the OutputFile device parameter, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a PostScript document. NOTE: as of 20120314, the developer was not able to reproduce the issue and disputed it.
- Record
GHSA-q65g-wrcw-38g4- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2012-4875
CVE-2012-4875 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2012-4875- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 Critical
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
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