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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5578
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5578-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DSA-5578-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DSA-5578-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, does not properly handle errors in the gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() function, which could result in the execution of arbitrary commands if malformed document files are processed.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 10.0.0~
dfsg-11+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Debian 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-46751
Debian Security Information: DSA-5578 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5578
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707264
https://ghostscript.com/
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=dcdbc595c13c9d11d235702dff46bb74c80f7698
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