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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4288-1 (ghostscript - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language, which could result in denial of service, the creation of files or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed (despite the dSAFER sandbox being enabled).
Affected Software
Affected Software
ghostscript on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages. For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.