GPL Ghostscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — GLSA 201612-33

An integer overflow in GPL Ghostscript may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Background

Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

Description

An integer overflow flaw was discovered that leads to an out-of-bounds read and write in gs_ttf.ps.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.09"
 

References

• CVE-2015-3228

Release date
December 13, 2016

Latest revision
December 13, 2016: 2

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

• 556316