GLSA Advocate
Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 2663
|
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 201708-06 ] GPL Ghostscript |
|
|
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201708-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-08-21
Bug(s): #616814, #617016, #617018, #617020, #617022, #618818
ID: 201708-06
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the
worst of which can resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Affected Packages
Package: app-text/ghostscript-gpl
Vulnerable: < 9.21
Unaffected: >= 9.21
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for additional information.
Impact
A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted PostScript file or PDF document using GPL Ghostscript possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.21"
|
References
CVE-2016-10219
CVE-2016-10220
CVE-2017-5951
CVE-2017-6196
CVE-2017-7207
CVE-2017-8291
Last edited by GLSA on Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:16 am; edited 1 time in total |
|