[ GLSA 200903-37 ] Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 200903-37)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 23, 2009
Bug(s): #261087
ID: 200903-37

Synopsis

Multiple integer overflows in the Ghostscript ICC library might allow for user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and the Portable Document Format (PDF).

Affected Packages

Package: app-text/ghostscript-gpl
Vulnerable: < 8.64-r2
Unaffected: >= 8.64-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-text/ghostscript-gnu
Vulnerable: < 8.62.0
Unaffected: >= 8.62.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: app-text/ghostscript-esp
Vulnerable: <= 8.15.4-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Jan Lieskovsky from the Red Hat Security Response Team discovered the following vulnerabilities in Ghostscript's ICC Library:

• Multiple integer overflows (CVE-2009-0583).
• Multiple insufficient bounds checks on certain variable sizes (CVE-2009-0584).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PostScript file containing images and a malicious ICC profile, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: