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OpenPKG update for Ghostscript
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8939
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Release Date:
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2003-06-04
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Popularity:
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5,659 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | OpenPKG 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0354
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Description:
OpenPKG has issued updated packages for ghostscript. These fix a vulnerability, which potentially could allow malicious people to compromise a user's system, if the user is tricked into viewing a malicious postscript file.
For more information:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8910/
Solution:
$ ftp ftp.openpkg.org
ftp> bin
ftp> cd release/1.1/UPD
ftp> get ghostscript-7.04-1.1.1.src.rpm
ftp> bye
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm -v --checksig ghostscript-7.04-1.1.1.src.rpm
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm --rebuild ghostscript-7.04-1.1.1.src.rpm
$ su -
# <prefix>/bin/rpm -Fvh <prefix>/RPM/PKG/ghostscript-7.04-1.1.1.*.rpm
Original Advisory:
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.030-ghostscript.txt
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