Is CVE-2008-0411 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0411 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0411?

CVE-2008-0411 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0411

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 14.5%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace function in zicc.c in Ghostscript 8.61 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a postscript (.ps) file containing a long Range array in a .seticcspace operator.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 14.5% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0421)
Published: February 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0421 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
ghostscript / ghostscript
ghostscript / ghostscript
ghostscript / ghostscript
ghostscript / ghostscript
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux corporate server
mandrakesoft / mandrakesoft corporate server
mandrakesoft / mandrakesoft corporate server
redhat / desktop
redhat / desktop
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop

and 12 more…

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00009.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29101(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29103(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29112(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29135(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29147(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29154(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29169(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29196(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29314(URL Repurposed)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29768(URL Repurposed)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633(Mailing List)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0082(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1510(Patch)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml(Patch)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:055(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0155.html(URL Repurposed)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488932/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488946/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28017(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019511(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-599-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0693/references(Not Applicable)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2217(Broken Link)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9557(Broken Link)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00085.html(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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