QID 198630

Date Published: 2022-01-13

QID 198630: Ubuntu Security Notification for Ghostscript Vulnerabilities (USN-5224-1)

Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain postscriptfiles.

If a user or automated system were tricked into processing aspecially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue tocause ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possiblyexecute arbitrary code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5224-1 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5224-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5224-1
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