Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1510-1 ghostscript -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 27 Feb 2008
- Affected Packages:
- gs-esp, gs-gpl
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-0411.
- More information:
-
Chris Evans discovered a buffer overflow in the color space handling code of the Ghostscript PostScript/PDF interpreter, which might result in the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into processing a malformed file.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1 of gs-gpl and 8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1 of gs-esp.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 8.01-6 of gs-gpl and 7.07.1-9sarge1 of gs-esp.
The unstable distribution (sid) will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your gs-esp and gs-gpl packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs_8.01-6_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_ia64.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_m68k.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.01-6_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_7.07.1-9sarge1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gs-esp/gs-esp_8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.