SuSE 11 Security Update : Ghostscript (SAT Patch Number 636)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41394

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Integer overflows and missing upper bounds checks in Ghostscript's ICC library potentially allowed attackers to crash Ghostscript or even cause execution of arbitrary code via specially crafted PS or PDF files. (CVE-2009-0583 / CVE-2009-0584)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 636.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483303

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0583.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0584.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41394

File Name: suse_11_ghostscript-devel-090318.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-fonts-other, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-fonts-rus, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-fonts-std, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-library, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-omni, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libgimpprint, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0583, CVE-2009-0584

CWE: 119, 189