Aladdin Ghostscript Symlink Vulnerability

BID:1990

Info

Aladdin Ghostscript Symlink Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1990
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 22 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 22 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Reported in several advisories by Linux vendors including Caldera, Debian, Mandrake and Red Hat.
Vulnerable: Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.50
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 J i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 J i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
 Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.15
+ Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
+ Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
+ Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eDesktop 2.4
+ SCO eServer 2.3
+ SCO eServer 2.3
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.10
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 4.3
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.50.8
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.16
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.10 -1
Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 4.3.2

Solution / Fix

Aladdin Ghostscript Symlink Vulnerability

Solution:
Several Linux vendors have released new versions of the Ghostscript package which address this vulnerability, including Caldera, Debian, Mandrake and Red Hat.

For each vendor, the proper solution is to upgrade to the newer, fixed version.


Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 4.3

Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.10.10

Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript 5.50
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