Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2012:151-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62445

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Synopsis

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

Description

A security issue was identified and fixed in ghostscript :

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).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62445

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-151.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-module-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs9, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs9, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4405

BID: 55494

MDVSA: 2012:151-1

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