WID-SEC-W-2022-1490

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2022-09-20 22:00 - Updated: 2025-05-01 22:00
Summary
Ghostscript: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.
Produktbeschreibung
Ghostscript ist ein kostenloser Interpreter der Seitenbeschreibungssprachen PostScript und Portable Document Format (PDF).
Angriff
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ghostscript ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Betroffene Betriebssysteme
- Linux - UNIX
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        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
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        "text": "- Linux\n- UNIX",
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      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "National Vulnerability Database - CVE-2020-27792 vom 2022-09-20",
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        "summary": "Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2023-1947 vom 2023-02-22",
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      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2023-1725 vom 2023-04-06",
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      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2025:4362 vom 2025-04-30",
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