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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0355
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0355)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0355 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0355 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Ins_MIRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS
9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based
buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9611)

The Ins_IP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS
9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9612)

The Ins_MDRP function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS
9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based
buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9726)

The gx_ttfReader__Read function in base/gxttfb.c in Artifex Ghostscript
GhostXPS 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have
unspecified other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9727)

The Ins_JMPR function in base/ttinterp.c in Artifex Ghostscript GhostXPS
9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based
buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via a crafted document. (CVE-2017-9739)

The gs_alloc_ref_array function in psi/ialloc.c in Artifex Ghostscript
9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based
buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified
other impact via a crafted PostScript document. This is related to a
lack of an integer overflow check in base/gsalloc.c. (CVE-2017-9835)

psi/ztoken.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.21 mishandles references to the
scanner state structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact
via a crafted PostScript document, related to an out-of-bounds read in
the igc_reloc_struct_ptr function in psi/igc.c. (CVE-2017-11714)

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-11714
Debian Security Information: DSA-3986 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3986
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039233
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9611
BugTraq ID: 99975
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99975
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9612
BugTraq ID: 99979
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99979
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9726
BugTraq ID: 99992
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99992
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9727
BugTraq ID: 99999
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99999
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9739
BugTraq ID: 99987
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99987
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9835
BugTraq ID: 99991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99991
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