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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ghostscript-library (SUSE-SU-2018:3330-1)
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for ghostscript-library fixes the following issues :CVE-2018-16511: A type confusion in 'ztype' could be used by remote attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107426)
CVE-2018-16540: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files to the builtin PDF14 converter could use a use-after-free in copydevice handling to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107420)
CVE-2018-16541: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect free logic in pagedevice replacement to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107421)
CVE-2018-16542: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use insufficient interpreter stack-size checking during error handling to crash the interpreter. (bsc#1107413)
CVE-2018-16509: Incorrect 'restoration of privilege' checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the 'pipe' instruction. (bsc#1107410
CVE-2018-16513: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the setcolor function to crash the interpreter or possibly have unspecified other impact. (bsc#1107412)
CVE-2018-15910: Attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use a type confusion in the LockDistillerParams parameter to crash the interpreter or execute code. (bsc#1106173)
CVE-2017-9611: The Ins_MIRP function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (bsc#1050893)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13830=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-ghostscript-library-13830=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:zypper in -t patch slessp3-ghostscript-library-13830=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:zypper in -t patch sleposp3-ghostscript-library-13830=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ghostscript-library-13830=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-ghostscript-library-13830=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050893
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106173
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107410
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107412
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107413
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107420
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107421
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107426
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9611/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15910/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16511/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16513/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16540/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16541/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 118350
File Name: suse_SU-2018-3330-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/24/2018
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-fonts-other, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-fonts-rus, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-fonts-std, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-library, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-omni, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ghostscript-x11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libgimpprint, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2017
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Ghostscript Failed Restore Command Execution)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-9611, CVE-2018-15910, CVE-2018-16509, CVE-2018-16511, CVE-2018-16513, CVE-2018-16540, CVE-2018-16541, CVE-2018-16542