Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120911)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62057

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Synopsis

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

Description

Ghostscript is a set of software that provides a PostScript interpreter, a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library, which implements the graphics capabilities in the PostScript language) and an interpreter for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in Ghostscript's International Color Consortium Format library (icclib). An attacker could create a specially crafted PostScript or PDF file with embedded images that would cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Ghostscript. (CVE-2012-4405)

Users of Ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62057

File Name: sl_20120911_ghostscript_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/12/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript, 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

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4405

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