Improper Input Validation Affecting ghostscript-cups package, versions <0:9.07-20.el7_3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    5.82% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GHOSTSCRIPTCUPS-2076839
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 ghostscript-cups to version 0:9.07-20.el7_3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-cups package and not the ghostscript-cups package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The .sethalftone5 function in psi/zht2.c in Ghostscript before 9.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Postscript document that calls .sethalftone5 with an empty operand stack.