CVE-2007-6725 describes a buffer underflow vulnerability in the CCITTFax decoding filter of Ghostscript versions 8.60 and 8.61, triggered by specially crafted PDF files. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghostscript:ghostscript:8.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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