openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript-devel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0451-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75512

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

ghostscript by default read some initialization files from the current working directory. Local attackers could potentially exploit that to have other users execute arbitrary commands by placing such files e.g.
in /tmp (CVE-2010-2055).

Solution

Update the affected ghostscript-devel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559122

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605043

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608071

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-08/msg00000.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75512

File Name: suse_11_3_ghostscript-devel-100714.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-fonts-other, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-fonts-rus, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-fonts-std, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-ijs-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-library, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-omni, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgimpprint, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgimpprint-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2055