Gentoo GLSA-201612-33 Normal: Ghostscript Integer Overflow Risk
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December 13, 2016
An integer overflow in GPL Ghostscript may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
An integer overflow flaw was discovered that leads to an out-of-bounds read and write in gs_ttf.ps.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.09"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3228 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3228
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: GPL Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: December 13, 2016
Bugs: #556316
ID: 201612-33
Topics Covered
Background
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl
< 9.09 >= 9.09
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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