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Re: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript
From: Peter Besenbruch <prb () lava net>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 15:30:46 -1000
On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:27:35 -0400 Dan Rosenberg <dan.j.rosenberg () gmail com> wrote:
==Solution== In the absence of a patch, users are encouraged to discontinue use of Ghostscript or avoid processing untrusted PostScript files.
Ghostscript is an important part of most Linux systems out there. If you remove Ghostscript, you remove the ability to print in most cases. The advice to avoid opening unknown PS files is good. I wonder whether a similar flaw exists in Ghostscript's handling of PDF files. If such an attack is possible with a PDF, the flaw is potentially much more serious. -- Hawaiian Astronomical Society: http://www.hawastsoc.org HAS Deepsky Atlas: http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript Marsh Ray (May 11)
- Re: Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Ghostscript Peter Besenbruch (May 11)