Summary
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of
service.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | ghostscript | 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.3
It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary in ghostscript before 9.27. A special…
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High 7.3
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method in ghostscript before 9.27. A…