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PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:20 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 200410-18 ] Ghostscript: Insecure temporary file use Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Ghostscript: Insecure temporary file use in multiple scripts (GLSA 200410-18)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: October 20, 2004
Updated: December 30, 2007
Bug(s): #66357
ID: 200410-18

Synopsis


Multiple scripts in the Ghostscript package are vulnerable to symlink
attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files
with the rights of the user running the script.


Background


Ghostscript is a software package providing an interpreter for the
PostScript language and the PDF file format. It also provides output
drivers for various file formats and printers.


Affected Packages

Package: app-text/ghostscript-esp
Vulnerable: < 7.07.1-r7
Unaffected: >= 7.07.1-r7
Unaffected: >= 7.05.6-r2 < 7.05.7
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


The pj-gs.sh, ps2epsi, pv.sh and sysvlp.sh scripts create temporary files
in world-writeable directories with predictable names.


Impact


A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files
directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When an
affected script is called, this would result in the file to be overwritten
with the rights of the user running the script, which could be the root
user.


Workaround


There is no known workaround at this time.


Resolution


Ghostscript users on all architectures except PPC should upgrade to the
latest version:
Code:
# emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=app-text/ghostscript-esp-7.07.1-r7"
    # emerge ">=app-text/ghostscript-esp-7.07.1-r7"

Ghostscript users on the PPC architecture should upgrade to the latest
stable version on their architecture:
Code:
# emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=app-text/ghostscript-esp-7.05.6-r2"
    # emerge ">=app-text/ghostscript-esp-7.05.6-r2"


References

CAN-2004-0967


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