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GET /api/vulnerabilities/141661?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/141661?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-dyk7-kdb2-e3ap", "summary": "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", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2012-4875" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/923055?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@0?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@0%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/923039?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@9.53.3~dfsg-7%2Bdeb11u7?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1nh4-crmx-jfb5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j6nh-rfbg-z7f7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-k837-n44h-pkbm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-rdmp-hfbg-2kh5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t3n4-wrgr-bkdy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-wzad-uxqp-63h3" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@9.53.3~dfsg-7%252Bdeb11u7%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/923037?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.0.0~dfsg-11%2Bdeb12u8?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1nh4-crmx-jfb5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-k837-n44h-pkbm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-rdmp-hfbg-2kh5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t3n4-wrgr-bkdy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-wzad-uxqp-63h3" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.0.0~dfsg-11%252Bdeb12u8%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/923041?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.05.1~dfsg-1%2Bdeb13u1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-k837-n44h-pkbm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-wzad-uxqp-63h3" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.05.1~dfsg-1%252Bdeb13u1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/923040?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.07.0~dfsg-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ghostscript@10.07.0~dfsg-2%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692856" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4875", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.09321", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92767", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.09321", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": 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"2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4875" }, { "reference_url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/47855", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/47855" }, { "reference_url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74554" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52864" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:gpl_ghostscript:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4875", "reference_id": "CVE-2012-4875", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "9.3", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4875" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 119, "name": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer", "description": "The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "9.3 - 9.3", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-dyk7-kdb2-e3ap" }