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MDKSA-2003:065: ghostscript

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the ghostscript package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:065 (ghostscript).

A vulnerability was discovered in Ghostscript versions prior to 7.07 that
permited malicious postscript files to execute arbitrary commands even when
-dSAFER is enabled.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:065
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7757

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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