An error in the processing of PostScript files can be exploited to cause a memory corruption via recursive function calls and may allow execution of arbitrary code via a specially crafted PostScript file.
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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2010-101 security@pardus.org.tr
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Date: 2010-08-02
Severity: 3
Type: Remote
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Summary
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An error in the processing of PostScript files can be exploited to cause
a memory corruption via recursive function calls and may allow execution
of arbitrary code via a specially crafted PostScript file.
Description
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CVE-2010-1628:
Ghostscript 8.64, 8.70, and possibly other versions allows
context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript
file containing unlimited recursive procedure invocations, which trigger
memory corruption in the stack of the interpreter.
Affected packages:
Pardus 2009:
ghostscript, all before 8.71-30-13
Resolution
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There are update(s) for ghostscript. You can update them via Package
Manager or with a single command from console:
pisi up ghostscript
References
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* http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id137
* http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-1628
* http://secunia.com/advisories/39753
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