[bug-gv] [bugs #12156] -dSAFER security fix

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: -dSAFER security fix
                 Project: GNU gv
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sat 02/26/2005 at 18:34
                Category: PDF rendering
                Severity: 5 - Average
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open

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Details:

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).






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Date: Sat 02/26/2005 at 18:34  Name: gv-3.6.1-gs8.patch  Size: 2.68KB   By:
None

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?item_id=12156&item_file_id=2242>

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