Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-501-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-501-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Jasper. This update provides the corresponding update for the Jasper internal to Ghostscript.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Jasper did not correctly handle corrupted JPEG2000 images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPG, a remote attacker could cause the application using libjasper to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected
ghostscript, gs-gpl vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-2721 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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