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-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-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-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...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ghostscript (MDKSA-2003:065)

A vulnerability was discovered in Ghostscript versions prior to 7.07 that allowed malicious postscript files to execute arbitrary commands even when -dSAFER is enabled. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kde3 (MDKSA-2003:049-1)

A vulnerability was discovered by the KDE team in the way that KDE uses Ghostscript for processing PostScript and PDF files. A malicious attacker could provide a carefully constructed PDF or PostScript file to an end user via web or mail that could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands as t...

RHEL 2.1 : ghostscript (RHSA-2002:123)

Updated packages are available for GNU Ghostscript, which fix a vulnerability found during PostScript interpretation. Ghostscript is a program for displaying PostScript files or printing them to non-PostScript printers. An untrusted PostScript file can cause ghostscript to execute arbitrary...

RHEL 2.1 : ghostscript (RHSA-2003:182)

A ghostscript package fixing a command execution vulnerability is now available. GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language, and is often used when printing to printers that do not have their own built-in PostScript interpreter. A flaw has been discovered in the way Ghostscript...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : updated ghostscript packages fix vulnerabilities

Updated packages are available for GNU Ghostscript under the iSeries and pSeries architectures which fix various security vulnerabilities. Ghostscript is a program for displaying PostScript files or printing them to non-PostScript printers. An untrusted PostScript file can cause ghostscript to...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update

A ghostscript package fixing a command execution vulnerability is now available. GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language, and is often used when printing to printers that do not have their own built-in PostScript interpreter. A flaw has been discovered in the way Ghostscript...

CVE-2003-0354

Unknown vulnerability in GNU Ghostscript before 7.07 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands, even when -dSAFER is enabled, via a PostScript file that causes the commands to be executed from a malicious print job...

CVE-2003-0354

CVE-2003-0354 affects GNU Ghostscript before 7.07. A flaw in how Ghostscript processes PostScript allows a malicious print job to execute arbitrary commands, even when using the -dSAFER option, potentially compromising a system that handles such jobs. The issue is described across multiple source...

CVE-2003-0354

Unknown vulnerability in GNU Ghostscript before 7.07 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands, even when -dSAFER is enabled, via a PostScript file that causes the commands to be executed from a malicious print job...

CVE-2003-0204

KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via 1 PostScript PS or 2 PDF files, related to missing -dPARANOIDSAFER and -dSAFER arguments when using the kghostview Ghostscript viewer...