CVE-2019-3835
Medium
Description
It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary 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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Artifex Ghostscript
PublishedMar 25, 2019
First seenMar 25, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-648CWE-648
How to fix
Update
- artifex ghostscript9.27 or later
Vendor advisories
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/
- debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| artifex ghostscript | v < 9.27 | 9.27 |
| redhat ansible_tower | 3.3 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 28, 29, 30 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| opensuse leap | 15.0, 15.1 | — |
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