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RHEL 2.1 : ghostscript (RHSA-2003:182)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12399

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

A ghostscript package fixing a command execution vulnerability is now available.

GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language, and is often used when printing to printers that do not have their own built-in PostScript interpreter.

A flaw has been discovered in the way Ghostscript validates some PostScript commands. This flaw allows an attacker to force commands to be executed by a print spooler by submitting a malicious print job.
Note that using the -dSAFER option is not sufficient to prevent command execution.

Users of Ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected ghostscript package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2003-0354

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:182

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12399

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2003-182.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ghostscript

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0354

RHSA: 2003:182