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Debian DSA-4294-1: Ghostscript Arbitrary Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey September 16, 2018
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Several vulnerabilities in Ghostscript could permit unauthorized code execution via compromised PostScript documents. It is recommended to perform an upgrade.
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilites in Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Po...

Summary

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple vulnerabilites in Ghostscript, an
interpreter for the PostScript language, which could result in the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed
(despite the dSAFER sandbox being enabled).

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ghostscript

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-2018-16509 CVE-2018-16802

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