Debian 7 DLA-905-1 Critical: Ghostscript Denial Of Service
debian lts
April 20, 2017
ghostscript is vulnerable to multiple issues that can lead to denial of service when processing untrusted content
Topics Covered
Summary
Application crash with division by 0 in scan conversion code triggered
through crafted content.
CVE-2016-10220
Application crash with a segfault in gx_device_finalize() triggered
through crafted content.
CVE-2017-5951
Application crash with a segfault in ref_stack_index() triggered
through crafted content.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u5.
We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer
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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: ghostscript
Version: 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u5
CVE ID: CVE-2016-10219 CVE-2016-10220 CVE-2017-5951
Topics Covered
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