USN-4445-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4445-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4445-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4445-1
Related
Published
2020-08-03T13:07:04.832821Z
Modified
2020-08-03T13:07:04.832821Z
Summary
ghostscript vulnerability
Details

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,

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

9.*

9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3
9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1"
        }
    ]
}