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FreeBSD Ports: ghostscript-gnu, ghostscript-gnu-nox11
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: ghostscript-gnu ghostscript-gnu-nox11 ghostscript-afpl ghostscript-afpl-nox11 CVE-2004-0967 The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi , (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript (espgs) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.