SB2023112469 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for ghostscript
Published: November 24, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28879)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files within BCPEncode, BCPDecode, TBCPEncode, and TBCPDecode methods in base/sbcp.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38559)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the devn_pcx_write_rle() function in base/gdevdevn.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4042)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing patch for #VU45847 (CVE-2020-16305). A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.