bugGNU gv - Bugs: bug #12156, -dSAFER security fix

 
 

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bug #12156: -dSAFER security fix

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Sat 26 Feb 2005 11:34:23 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  PDF rendering Severity:  3 - Normal
Item Group:  None Status:  Fixed
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  jemarch
Open/Closed:  Closed Release:  None

Sat 26 Feb 2005 11:34:23 PM UTC, original submission:  

The gv-3.6.1 hack to make pdf files work with gs-8.00 (and later) introduces a security hole: it effectively circumvents the whole point of the -dSAFER option!

The right way to fix this is illustrated in the attached patch (which also reverts the current hack).

Anonymous

 

(Note: upload size limit is set to 16384 kB, after insertion of the required escape characters.)

Attached Files
file #2620:  gv-3.6.1-gs8.patch added by None (3KiB - application/octet-stream)

 

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Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
2005-03-31 jemarch StatusNone Fixed
    Assigned toNone jemarch
    Open/ClosedOpen Closed
2005-02-26 None Attached File- Added gv-3.6.1-gs8.patch, #2242

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