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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843837
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3831-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-3831-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-3831-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. If a
user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted
file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary
files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19409
BugTraq ID: 105990
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105990
Debian Security Information: DSA-4346 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700176
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=661e8d8fb8248c38d67958beda32f3a5876d0c3f
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:3834
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19475
BugTraq ID: 106154
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2019:0327
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0229
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19476
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=67d760ab775dae4efe803b5944b0439aa3c0b04a
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=434753adbe8be5534bfb9b7d91746023e8073d16
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700169
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19477
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=ef252e7dc214bcbd9a2539216aab9202848602bb
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=606a22e77e7f081781e99e44644cd0119f559e03
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700168
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