rhsa-2003:182
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2003-06-17 19:47
Modified
2024-11-21 22:45
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update

Notes

Topic
A ghostscript package fixing a command execution vulnerability is now available.
Details
GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language, and is often used when printing to printers that do not have their own built-in PostScript interpreter. A flaw has been discovered in the way Ghostscript validates some PostScript commands. This flaw allows an attacker to force commands to be executed by a print spooler by submitting a malicious print job. Note that using the -dSAFER option is not sufficient to prevent command execution. Users of Ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which are not vulnerable to this issue.
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