CVE-2007-6725 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-6725: The CCITTFax decoding filter in Ghostscript 8.60, 8.61, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a buffer underflow in the cf_decode_2d function.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-6725 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ghostscript→ fixed in8.63.dfsg.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ghostscript→ fixed in8.63.dfsg.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ghostscript→ fixed in8.63.dfsg.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

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