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Mandriva Update for ghostscript MDVSA-2012:151-1 (ghostscript)

🗓️ 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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Mandriva update for ghostscript MDVSA-2012:151-1. Security update for ghostscript package on Mandriva Linux 2011.0 to fix integer overflow flaw leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution

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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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVSA-2012:151-1");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831744");
  script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-10-09 10:02:01 +0530 (Tue, 09 Oct 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4405");
  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_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2012:151-1");
  script_name("Mandriva Update for ghostscript MDVSA-2012:151-1 (ghostscript)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_2011\.0");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ghostscript on Mandriva Linux 2011.0");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A security issue was identified and fixed in ghostscript:

  An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
  found in Ghostscript's International Color Consortium Format library
  (icclib). An attacker could create a specially-crafted PostScript or
  PDF file with embedded images that would cause Ghostscript to crash
  or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
  user running Ghostscript (CVE-2012-4405).

  The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

  Update:

  Packages for Mandriva Linux 2011 is being provided.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";

if(release == "MNDK_2011.0")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript", rpm:"ghostscript~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-common", rpm:"ghostscript-common~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-doc", rpm:"ghostscript-doc~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-dvipdf", rpm:"ghostscript-dvipdf~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-module-X", rpm:"ghostscript-module-X~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ghostscript-X", rpm:"ghostscript-X~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgs9", rpm:"libgs9~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libgs-devel", rpm:"libgs-devel~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libijs1", rpm:"libijs1~0.35~76.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libijs-devel", rpm:"libijs-devel~0.35~76.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gs9", rpm:"lib64gs9~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64gs-devel", rpm:"lib64gs-devel~9.02~1.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64ijs1", rpm:"lib64ijs1~0.35~76.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64ijs-devel", rpm:"lib64ijs-devel~0.35~76.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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CVSS 26.8
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