vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-6196: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 23, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 23, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted PostScript file or PDF document using GPL Ghostscript possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl
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