USN-5075-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5075-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5075-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5075-1

Related

Published

2021-09-10T11:57:42.864174Z

Modified

2021-09-10T11:57:42.864174Z

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, or cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3

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

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}