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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2010:102)

high Nessus Plugin ID 46680

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in ghostscript :

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parser function in GhostScript 8.70 and 8.64 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file (CVE-2010-1869).

Packages for 2008.0 and 2009.0 are provided due to the Extended Maintenance Program for those products.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 46680

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-102.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/20/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-module-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs1-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1869

BID: 40103

MDVSA: 2010:102