SB2012091808 - Input validation error in Ghostscript
Published: September 18, 2012 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012091808
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4405)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50719
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:151
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:089
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:090
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/11/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55494
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027517
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1581-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78411
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0301