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Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : ghostscript (ELSA-2009-0420)
high Nessus Plugin ID 67840
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0420 :Updated ghostscript packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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.
It was discovered that the Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0345 did not address all possible integer overflow flaws in Ghostscript's International Color Consortium Format library (icclib). Using specially crafted ICC profiles, an attacker could create a malicious PostScript or PDF file with embedded images that could cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0792)
A missing boundary check was found in Ghostscript's CCITTFax decoding filter. An attacker could create a specially crafted PostScript or PDF file that could cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2007-6725)
Users of ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected ghostscript packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-April/000965.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-April/000966.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 67840
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0420.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-gtk, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:hpijs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2009