Debian: DSA-3838-1 Critical: Ghostscript Code Execution Risks
debian
April 28, 2017
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a specially cr...
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Summary
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u5.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.20~dfsg-3.1 or earlier versions.
We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: ghostscript
CVE ID: CVE-2016-10219 CVE-2016-10220 CVE-2017-5951 CVE-2017-7207
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