[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-17 ] GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-17 ] GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sean Amoss]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-17
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: December 13, 2014
     Bugs: #264594, #300192, #332061, #437654
       ID: 201412-17

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst
of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-text/ghostscript-gpl
                                 < 9.10-r2                 >= 9.10-r2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted PostScript file or PDF using GPL Ghostscript, possibly
resulting in 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.

Resolution
==========

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.10-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0196
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0196
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-0792
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0792
[ 3 ] CVE-2009-3743
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3743
[ 4 ] CVE-2009-4270
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4270
[ 5 ] CVE-2009-4897
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4897
[ 6 ] CVE-2010-1628
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1628
[ 7 ] CVE-2010-2055
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2055
[ 8 ] CVE-2010-4054
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4054
[ 9 ] CVE-2012-4405
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4405

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2014 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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