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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8602: Moderate: ghostscript security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-8602: Moderate: ghostscript security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/26/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-cups
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-devel
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk

References

  • 95311
  • DLA-674-1
  • DSA-3691
  • CVE-2016-8602
  • RHSA-2017:0013
  • RHSA-2017:0014
  • USN-3148-1
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