Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.21% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPT-1693834
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed23 Nov 2018

Introduced: 23 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19476  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-704  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript to version 0:9.25-5.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1598.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

psi/zicc.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a setcolorspace type confusion.