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Oracle Linux 4 : ghostscript (ELSA-2012-0096)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 68451
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:0096 :Updated ghostscript packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
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.
Ghostscript included the current working directory in its library search path by default. If a user ran Ghostscript without the '-P-' option in an attacker-controlled directory containing a specially crafted PostScript library file, it could cause Ghostscript to execute arbitrary PostScript code. With this update, Ghostscript no longer searches the current working directory for library files by default.
(CVE-2010-4820)
Note: The fix for CVE-2010-4820 could possibly break existing configurations. To use the previous, vulnerable behavior, run Ghostscript with the '-P' option (to always search the current working directory first).
A flaw was found in the way Ghostscript interpreted PostScript Type 1 and PostScript Type 2 font files. An attacker could create a specially crafted PostScript Type 1 or PostScript Type 2 font file that, when interpreted, could cause Ghostscript to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-4054)
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/2012-February/002592.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 68451
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0096.nasl
Version: 1.10
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-gtk
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: 2/3/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4054, CVE-2010-4820
RHSA: 2012:0096