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Debian 7: DLA-932-1 Critical Ghostscript Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2017
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Package : ghostscript Version : 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u6 CVE ID : CVE-2017-8291 Debian Bug : 861295 A vu
A vulnerability was discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a specially crafted Pos...
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Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u6.

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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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: ghostscript
Version: 9.05~dfsg-6.3+deb7u6
CVE ID: CVE-2017-8291
Debian Bug: 861295

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