CVE-2005-2471

CVE-2005-2471 concerns netpbm's pstopnm utility, which does not properly use -dSAFER when invoking Ghostscript to convert PostScript to PBM/PGM/PNM. This can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via specially crafted PostScript files. Public disclosures reference a fix in several distr...

Netpbm: Arbitrary code execution in pstopnm

Background Netpbm is a package of 220 graphics programs and a programming libraries, including pstopnm. pstopnm is a tool which converts PostScript files to PNM image files. Description Max Vozeler reported that pstopnm calls the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without...

GLSA-200507-29 : pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-29 pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code Max Vozeler reported that pstotext calls the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without specifying the -dSAFER option. Impact : An attacker could craft a...

pstotext: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Background pstotext is a program that works with GhostScript to extract plain text from PostScript and PDF files. Description Max Vozeler reported that pstotext calls the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without specifying the -dSAFER option. Impact An attacker could craft a...

[SA16183] pstotext Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability

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netpbm / pstotext PostScript code execution

-dSAFER option is not used while calling GhostScript...

[SA16184] netpbm Arbitrary Postscript Code Execution Vulnerability

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USN-130-1: TIFF library vulnerability

Tavis Ormandy discovered a buffer overflow in the TIFF library. A malicious image with an invalid "bits per sample" number could be constructed which, when decoded, would have resulted in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process using the library. Since this library is used ...

CVE-2004-0967

The 1 pj-gs.sh, 2 ps2epsi, 3 pv.sh, and 4 sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript espgs package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

CVE-2004-0967

The 1 pj-gs.sh, 2 ps2epsi, 3 pv.sh, and 4 sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript espgs package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

GhostScript symbolic links problem

Symbolic links problem in multiple scripts...

[SA13933] Ghostscript Various Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation

TITLE: Ghostscript Various Scripts Insecure Temporary File Creation SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA13933 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/13933/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system SOFTWARE: Ghostscript 8.x http://secunia.com/product/4550/ DESCRIPTION:...

USN-3-1: GhostScript utility script vulnerabilities

Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered some vulnerabilities in the gs-common package. The utilities "pv.sh" and "ps2epsi" created temporary files in an insecure way, which allowed a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program...

GLSA-200410-18 : Ghostscript: Insecure temporary file use in multiple scripts

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-18 Ghostscript: Insecure temporary file use in multiple scripts The pj-gs.sh, ps2epsi, pv.sh and sysvlp.sh scripts create temporary files in world-writeable directories with predictable names. Impact : A local attacker coul...

CVE-2004-0967

The 1 pj-gs.sh, 2 ps2epsi, 3 pv.sh, and 4 sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP Ghostscript espgs package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and other operating systems, allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

Ghostscript: Insecure temporary file use in multiple scripts

Background Ghostscript is a software package providing an interpreter for the PostScript language and the PDF file format. It also provides output drivers for various file formats and printers. Description The pj-gs.sh, ps2epsi, pv.sh and sysvlp.sh scripts create temporary files in world-writeabl...

ghostscript -- insecure temporary file creation vulnerability

Ghostscript is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. This issue is likely due to a design error that causes the application to fail to verify the existence of a file before writing to it. An attacker may leverage this issue to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges...

Debian DSA-293-1 : kdelibs - insecure execution

The KDE team discovered a vulnerability in the way KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript PS and PDF files. An attacker could provide a malicious PostScript or PDF file via mail or websites that could lead to executing arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user viewin...

Debian DSA-284-1 : kdegraphics - insecure execution

The KDE team discovered a vulnerability in the way KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript PS and PDF files. An attacker could provide a malicious PostScript or PDF file via mail or websites that could lead to executing arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user viewin...

Debian DSA-296-1 : kdebase - insecure execution

The KDE team discovered a vulnerability in the way KDE uses Ghostscript software for processing of PostScript PS and PDF files. An attacker could provide a malicious PostScript or PDF file via mail or websites that could lead to executing arbitrary commands under the privileges of the user viewin...