MSA-22-0015: PostScript Code Injection / Remote code execution risk

MSA-22-0015: PostScript Code Injection / Remote code execution risk

by Michael Hawkins -
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An omitted execution parameter resulted in a remote code execution risk for sites running GhostScript versions older than 9.50.


Severity/Risk: Serious
Versions affected: 4.0 to 4.0.1, 3.11 to 3.11.7, 3.9 to 3.9.14 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 4.0.2, 3.11.8 and 3.9.15
Reported by: Nick Wojciechowski, CyberCX
Workaround: Ensure older versions of GhostScript are upgraded to 9.50 or newer.
CVE identifier: CVE-2022-35649
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-75044
Tracker issue: MDL-75044 PostScript Code Injection / Remote code execution risk