openSUSE Security Update : ghostscript (openSUSE-2016-1258)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94528

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2016-8602: Insufficient parameter check in .sethalftone5 (bsc#1004237).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ghostscript packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1004237

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94528

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1258.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/4/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-mini, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-mini-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-mini-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-mini-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ghostscript-x11-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8602