Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Chris Evans found a buffer overflow condition in Ghostscript, which can lead to arbitrary code execution as the user running any application using it to process a maliciously crafted Postscript file.
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
Affected
ghostscript on Mandriva Linux 2007.0,
Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2007.1,
Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-0411 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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