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FreeBSD : ghostscript -- zseticcspace() function buffer overflow vulnerability (ca8e56d5-e856-11dc-b5af-0017319806e7)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31376

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Chris Evans from the Google Security Team reports :

Severity: parsing of evil PostScript file will result in arbitrary code execution.

A stack-based buffer overflow in the zseticcspace() function in zicc.c allows remote arbitrary code execution via a malicious PostScript file (.ps) that contains a long Range array.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?4b9a1df3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31376

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ca8e56d5e85611dcb5af0017319806e7.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 3/7/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ghostscript-gpl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ghostscript-gpl-nox11, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2008

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0411

BID: 28017

CWE: 119