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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for ghostscript and gs-gpl

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27319

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27319/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 7.10
http://secunia.com/product/16251/
Ubuntu Linux 7.04
http://secunia.com/product/14068/
Ubuntu Linux 6.10
http://secunia.com/product/12470/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for ghostscript and gs-gpl. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to the use of vulnerable JasPer
code.

For more information:
SA25287

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 6.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 67825 24c3ba47de3d515ca06c2495bb392a7a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 807 4eefa78e5095f42b9c5d494cf09428ef
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 9981486 661cacc387fb908f434bfbf5eef5c0ce

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 15070 fafff8ca5d1227f2b4b5c4fb226d39db

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 3059950 e620f666142763b52140daa9726e449c

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 2939748 04aa794409aceaac179d49ae87aee724

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 3055134 d205d74f25f95573dda3e21daebd623b

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.50-1.1ubuntu1.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 2892774 6026412a02292a0a2a09b8749482087a

-- Ubuntu 7.04 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 216563 5d9d6b6e7c2cb60324b8b22f814d2c1d
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 921 a79422b4b4da56292eb4a676a7c8a55c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 11695732 05938e26bfa8769e28cf2bb38efd9673

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 14476 73c8db82eb25a3fd7a0eaf4bfa00cf31

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 5596628 2b28fd56fd5e92f957a62fb732f19051

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 5475346 991fc73a4134e80597aa43cc3bf94c6a

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 5598588 f4a3003bd4091995d9e810c466bfaf5f

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gs-gpl/gs-gpl_8.54.dfsg.1-5ubuntu0.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 5435454 674583e8010623b9a1bb2bb77c210b8d

-- Ubuntu 7.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 41503 36559042166113bc1ae4517061b84a95
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2.dsc
Size/MD5: 1223 e2ba739ac7a01b16ce4155f4cc40f09f
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 11689594 7eadf4f53880e96a3846bd318a19d4c6

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-doc_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 2642016 fd3966dd9c8bfcdbf2baae653c45016b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/gs-esp-x_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17988 7fbd17c2e97569bf9f421347cc9222a0
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/gs-gpl_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17986 7bcda0db9d9a35e0f33cd4c678e7127b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/gs_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17978 50a88cbff15db43a130d1aac36ccae0e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-esp-dev_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17996 ac5838f0de794084c51cb91067dcb94a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/g/ghostscript/gs-aladdin_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17990 2a4b815e3a1ae3020ed5c197e23ccfef
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/ghostscript/gs-common_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17992 6b69c66e0197873188effa331e6bd609
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/ghostscript/gs-esp_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 17984 7e4fcdd09587d654d1bfc9a936b811dd

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 52624 b3570401d8a6ba5f329941c9638e25fb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 744174 f729d0fc6175826b154ae6784783956a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 26168 2ced73ab1d71a6cd845b6ddc8cbefe21
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs8_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 2274258 d9f7c3547d7c4aadba00bc87a169ec6d

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 50944 d1f38c478568ad6faae8854ba21ad1b6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 744088 0e408d5f43dfef4b4f34c3f3e482890b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 26166 fc555aca9cf72e07794b5f4285e7d37e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs8_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 2204436 6e2c8b208a144e3118d382be009fa2ee

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 55926 2bf8c133c40b6272e00894a6733cb510
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 746418 a72d38818d3d8ee9e99dcd48537686a7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 26170 6daabc5a355d3ee00db2d61d7fabecaf
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs8_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 2385980 d73b8d7f809757a7032462d4e84cca86

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript-x_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 49962 ba32df2140be502377d97c61e09226a4
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 744174 c17b090ca55a7e8474f83f73a9d4ad42
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs-dev_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 26170 84cdfccd6c4bcb264b936ba4257422a1
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs8_8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubuntu3.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 2185664 86158a2dd15d556b7bffde1bbaba1b09

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-501-2

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25287:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25287/

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