GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language, and is often
used when printing to printers that do not have their own built-in
PostScript interpreter.
A flaw has been discovered in the way Ghostscript validates some PostScript
commands. This flaw allows an attacker to force commands to be executed by
a print spooler by submitting a malicious print job. Note that using the
-dSAFER option is not sufficient to prevent command execution.
Users of Ghostscript are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which are not vulnerable to this issue.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedHat | any | ia64 | ghostscript | < 6.51-16.3 | ghostscript-6.51-16.3.ia64.rpm |
RedHat | any | i386 | ghostscript | < 6.51-16.3 | ghostscript-6.51-16.3.i386.rpm |