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Debian Security Advisory 5323-1
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5323-1 - It was discovered that the CompareTool of iText, a Java PDF library which uses the external ghostscript software to compare PDFs at a pixel level, allowed command injection when parsing a specially crafted filename.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA512- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-5323-1 [email protected]://www.debian.org/security/ Markus KoschanyJanuary 19, 2023 https://www.debian.org/security/faq- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : libitext5-javaCVE ID : CVE-2021-43113Debian Bug : 1014597It was discovered that the CompareTool of iText, a Java PDF library which usesthe external ghostscript software to compare PDFs at a pixel level, allowedcommand injection when parsing a specially crafted filename.For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed inversion 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1.We recommend that you upgrade your libitext5-java packages.For the detailed security status of libitext5-java please refer toits security tracker page at:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libitext5-javaFurther information about Debian Security Advisories, how to applythese updates to your system and frequently asked questions can befound at: https://www.debian.org/security/Mailing list: [email protected] PGP SIGNATURE-----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Z8P9-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java.