ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)

It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER...

ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)

It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER...

The vulnerability of the 1Policy procedure (the “forceput” version of the procedure) for software that processes, transforms, and generates Ghostscript documents involves a possibility to bypass the environment for secure execution. This allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the 1Policy procedure the “forceput” version of the procedure in the software for processing, transforming, and generating Ghostscript documents is related to the possibility of circumventing the environment for secure execution, even when the -dSAFER option is used. Exploiti...