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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
| commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
| tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-33.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-33.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-33.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8f0f258922a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-33.xml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201612-33"> + <title>GPL Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis>An integer overflow in GPL Ghostscript may allow remote attackers + to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ghostscript-gpl</product> + <announced>2016-12-13</announced> + <revised>2016-12-13: 2</revised> + <bug>556316</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/ghostscript-gpl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">9.09</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">9.09</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>An integer overflow flaw was discovered that leads to an out-of-bounds + read and write in gs_ttf.ps. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.09" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3228">CVE-2015-3228</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-22T15:13:30Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-13T06:58:50Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |