Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Ghostscript Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0698 CVE ID : CVE-2008-0411
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-02-28
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by an error in Ghostscript. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0693
Debian GNU/Linux sarge - Upgrade to gs-gpl version 8.01-6 and gs-esp version 7.07.1-9sarge1
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to gs-gpl version 8.54.dfsg.1-5etch1 and gs-esp version 8.15.3.dfsg.1-1etch1
Debian GNU/Linux sid - A fix will be available soon References
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