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SUSE: CVE-2016-7977: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-7977: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/11/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/03/2016
Modified
02/08/2021

Description

Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently read arbitrary files via the use of the .libfile operator in a crafted postscript document.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-devel
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-other
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-rus
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-fonts-std
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-ijs-devel
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-library
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-omni
  • suse-upgrade-ghostscript-x11
  • suse-upgrade-libgimpprint
  • suse-upgrade-libgimpprint-devel

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:2493-1
  • RHSA-2017:0013
  • RHSA-2017:0014
  • DLA-674-1
  • DSA-3691
  • 95334
  • GLSA-201702-31
  • CVE-2016-7977
  • USN-3148-1
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