SB2016121388 - Gentoo update for GPL Ghostscript
Published: December 13, 2016 Updated: December 13, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121388
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-2015-3228)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function in base/gsmalloc.c in Ghostscript 9.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Postscript (ps) file, as demonstrated by using the ps2pdf command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.