# Debian: New ghostscript packages fix arbitrary code execution

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/debian-new-ghostscript-packages-fix-arbitrary-code-execution/187008>\
**Category:** Security Advisories (RSS)\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/debian-new-ghostscript-packages-fix-arbitrary-code-execution/187008 "2008-02-27T09:50:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/debian-new-ghostscript-packages-fix-arbitrary-code-execution/187008/1 "2008-02-27T09:50:04Z")

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[LinuxSecurity.com](http://LinuxSecurity.com): Chris Evans discovered a buffer overflow in the color space handling code of the Ghostscript PostScript/PDF interpreter, which might result in the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into processing a malformed file.

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