CVE-2019-3838
Published: 21 March 2019
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method in ghostscript before 9.27. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8)
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| cosmic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8)
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| trusty |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8)
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8)
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=ed9fcd95bb01f0768bf273b2526732e381202319 upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=a82601e8f95a2f2147f3b3b9e44ec2b8f3a6be8b |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |