Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147696
Category:	General
Title:	Ghostscript 9.50 < 9.55.0 Sandbox Escape Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Ghostscript is prone to a sandbox escape vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Ghostscript is prone to a sandbox escape vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The file access protection built into Ghostscript proved insufficient for the '%pipe%' PostScript device, when combined with Ghostscript's requirement to be able to create and control temporary files in the conventional temporary file directories (for example, '/tmp' or '/temp'). Affected Software/OS: Ghostscript version 9.50 through 9.54.x. Solution: Update to version 9.55 or later. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3781 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-11 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2002271 https://ghostscript.com/CVE-2021-3781.html
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