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Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL7.x x86_64 (20181204)

high Nessus Plugin ID 119446

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - ghostscript: incomplete fix for CVE-2018-16509 (CVE-2018-16863)

Bug Fix(es) :

 - Previously, the flushpage operator has been removed as part of a major clean-up of a non-standard operator.
 However, flushpage has been found to be used in a few specific use cases. With this update, it has been re- added to support those use cases.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?297362af

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119446

File Name: sl_20181204_ghostscript_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/6/2018

Updated: 7/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-gtk, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-cups

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Ghostscript Failed Restore Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16509, CVE-2018-16863