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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc3ede17 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200803-14"> + <title>Ghostscript: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A stack-based buffer overflow has been discovered in Ghostscript, allowing + arbitrary code execution. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ghostscript</product> + <announced>March 08, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 08, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>208999</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/ghostscript-esp" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.15.4-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.15.4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-text/ghostscript-gpl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.61-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.61-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="app-text/ghostscript-gnu" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.60.0-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.60.0-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an interpreter for + PostScript and PDF. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Evans (Google Security) discovered a stack-based buffer overflow + within the zseticcspace() function in the file zicc.c when processing a + PostScript file containing a long "Range" array in a .seticcscpate + operator. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user + to open a specially crafted PostScript file, which could possibly lead + to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ghostscript ESP users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-esp-8.15.4-r1"</code> + <p> + All Ghostscript GPL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.61-r3"</code> + <p> + All Ghostscript GNU users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gnu-8.60.0-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0411">CVE-2008-0411</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:25:45 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:25:54 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:06:31 +0000"> + psychoschlumpf + </metadata> +</glsa> |