SB2017082801 - Ubuntu update for Ghostscript 



SB2017082801 - Ubuntu update for Ghostscript

Published: August 28, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017082801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11714)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c when handling references to the scanner state structure by psi/ztoken.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PostScript document, trick the victim into processing it, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9611)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based out-o-bounds memory read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9726)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Ins_MDRP function in base/ttinterp.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based out-o-bounds memory read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9727)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based out-o-bounds memory read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9739)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in the Ins_JMPR function in base/ttinterp.c when processing documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trick the victim into processing it, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9612)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Ins_IP function in base/ttinterp.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based out-o-bounds memory read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9835)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c when processing documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trick the victim into processing it, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.