Tag: ghostscript

Ghostscript Flaw Exposes Servers to Remote Code Execution via PDFs

A critical flaw in Ghostscript, a popular PostScript and PDF interpreter, can be exploited by hackers to remotely execute code on vulnerable servers - simply by processing a specially crafted PDF file. This severe vulnerability, known as a heap buffer overflow, can be triggered by a malicious PDF containing a JPEG 2000 image with specific characteristics.