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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-37
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 23, 2009
Bugs: #261087
ID: 200903-37
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Synopsis
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Multiple integer overflows in the Ghostscript ICC library might allow
for user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and the
Portable Document Format (PDF).
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl < 8.64-r2 >= 8.64-r2
2 app-text/ghostscript-gnu < 8.62.0 >= 8.62.0
3 app-text/ghostscript-esp <= 8.15.4-r1 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
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3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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Jan Lieskovsky from the Red Hat Security Response Team discovered the
following vulnerabilities in Ghostscript's ICC Library:
* Multiple integer overflows (CVE-2009-0583).
* Multiple insufficient bounds checks on certain variable sizes
(CVE-2009-0584).
Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
PostScript file containing images and a malicious ICC profile, possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.64-r2="
All GNU Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gnu-8.62.0"=
We recommend that users unmerge ESP Ghostscript and use GPL or GNU
Ghostscript instead:
# emerge --unmerge "app-text/ghostscript-esp"
For installation instructions, see above.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0583
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0583
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-0584
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0584
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-37.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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