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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842400
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2697-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-2697-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-2697-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
William Robinet and Stefan Cornelius discovered that Ghostscript did not
correctly handle certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system
were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause
a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04.

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-2015-3228
BugTraq ID: 76017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76017
Debian Security Information: DSA-3326 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3326
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-33
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/14
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033149
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2697-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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