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Bug 197802 (CVE-2007-2721)

Summary: app-text/ghostscript-{gpl,gnu} embeds jasper vulnerable code (CVE-2007-2721)
Product: Gentoo Security Reporter: Pierre-Yves Rofes (RETIRED) <py>
Component: VulnerabilitiesAssignee: Gentoo Security <security>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: minor    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://secunia.com/advisories/27319/
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Description Pierre-Yves Rofes (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-11-01 18:55:16 UTC
Basically the same issue than bug #179159
The patch is in /usr/portage/media-libs/jasper/files/jasper-overflow-fix.patch
Both ghostscript-gpl-8.54 and the patched version ghostscript-gnu-8.60 are vulnerable.
Comment 1 Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-11-01 18:57:13 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 196860 ***