11069 : Ghostscript Multiple Scripts Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Last Modified
7 months ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
Sep 30, 2004

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Sep 30, 2004

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Ghostscript contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. The issue is due to multiple scripts creating temporary files with predictable names in world-writeable directories. It is possible that the flaw may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

 Affected scripts:
pj-gs.sh
ps2epsi
pv.sh
sysvlp.sh
cups-pcl3
if-pcl3
catppd
gdevhpij.c
gdevpnga.c
3way.tcl
gsindent
makeset.tcl
pre
gssubst
many2pdf.tcl

Solution

 Contact your vendor for an appropriate upgrade. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
Watch-list
ESP Ghostscript
Watch-list
 7.07.1-r7
7.05.6-r1
7.05.6-r2
7.05.6
7.07.1-r6
7.07.1-r5
7.07.1-r4
7.07.1-r3
7.07.1-r2
7.07.1-r1
7.07.1
7.05.6-r4
7.05.6-r3
7.05.5x
7.05.3x
7.05-r2
7.05-r1
7.05
6.5x
Comodo Trustix
Watch-list
ESP Ghostscript
Watch-list
 7.05.6-7tr
7.05.6-6tr
7.05.6-5em
7.05.6-4ct
7.05.6-3gd
7.05.6-2gd
7.05.6-1gd
7.07.1-1tr
7.07.1-2tr
7.07.1-3tr
7.07.1-4tr
August Daniel Coby
Watch-list
Ghostscript
Watch-list
 8.50
8.01

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  • Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena - jfsBrand New Doo Doocomputer.org -

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