CVE catalog

CVE-2012-4875

ghostscript: CVE-2012-4875

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.27% · Oct 25, 2026

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

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ghostscript	sid	`10.08.0~dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	forky	`10.08.0~dfsg-2`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	trixie	`10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	trixie-security	`10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u3`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	bookworm	`10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8`	not affected
Debian	ghostscript	bookworm-security	`10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ghostscript	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ghostscript	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ghostscript]Unknown
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[ghostscript-doc]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[ghostscript-x]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs10]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs10-common]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs9-common]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs-common]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
[libgs-dev]Unknown
Source package: [ghostscript]
Details (4)
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm
- 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · ghostscript · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:36 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4875]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]