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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-062-01)

🗓️ 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'espgs/ghostscript' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-062-01 advisory. New packages are available for Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, and Slackware current to fix a buffer overflow

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60522");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0411");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2025-01-14T05:37:02+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-14 05:37:02 +0000 (Tue, 14 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-062-01)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(11\.0|12\.0|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2008-062-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.370633");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-001.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'espgs/ghostscript' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-062-01 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New espgs or ghostscript packages are available for 11.0, 12.0, and -current
to fix a buffer overflow.

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/espgs-8.15.4-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz:
 This patched version of ESP Ghostscript fixes a buffer overflow.
 For more information on the security issue, please see:
 [links moved to references]
 Thanks to Chris Evans and Will Drewry of Google Security for their work
 on discovering and demonstrating the overflow.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'espgs/ghostscript' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware current.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK11.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"espgs", ver:"8.15.3svn185-i486-3_slack11.0", rls:"SLK11.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK12.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"espgs", ver:"8.15.4-i486-3_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"ghostscript", ver:"8.62-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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14 Jan 2025 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.14409
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