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Improper Input Validation Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:8.70-21.1.24.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.73% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GHOSTSCRIPT-1703475
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed23 May 2017
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Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2016-7979  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 ghostscript to version 0:8.70-21.1.24.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-784.

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:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser.