{"cve":"CVE-2009-4270","nvd":{"published":"2009-12-21T16:30:00.420","modified":"2026-06-16T23:13:21.880","status":"Modified","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the errprintf function in base/gsmisc.c in ghostscript 8.64 through 8.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, as originally reported for debug logging code in gdevcups.c in the CUPS output driver.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690829","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html","http://osvdb.org/61140","http://secunia.com/advisories/37851","http://secunia.com/advisories/40580"],"products":["ghostscript:ghostscript"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-4270","score":0.06903,"percentile":0.94086,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}