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Amazon Linux AMI : ghostscript (ALAS-2017-837)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100638

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

It was found that ghostscript did not properly validate the parameters passed

to the .rsdparams and .eqproc functions. During its execution, a specially

crafted PostScript document could execute code in the context of the ghostscript

process, bypassing the -dSAFER protection. (CVE-2017-8291)

Solution

Run 'yum update ghostscript' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-837.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100638

File Name: ala_ALAS-2017-837.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2017

Updated: 5/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ghostscript-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2017

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8291

ALAS: 2017-837

RHSA: 2017:1230