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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDVSA-2008:055)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 37312

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Chris Evans found a buffer overflow condition in Ghostscript, which can lead to arbitrary code execution as the user running any application using it to process a maliciously crafted Postscript file.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 37312

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-055.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-dvipdf, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ghostscript-module-x, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gs8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64ijs1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgs8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libijs1-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/29/2008

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0411

BID: 28017

CWE: 119

MDVSA: 2008:055