CVE-2019-3839
High
Description
It was found that in ghostscript some privileged operators remained accessible from various places after the CVE-2019-6116 fix. 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. Ghostscript versions before 9.27 are vulnerable.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Artifex Ghostscript
PublishedMay 16, 2019
First seenMay 16, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-648CWE-648
How to fix
Update
- artifex ghostscript9.27 or later
Vendor advisories
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1017
- usn.ubuntu.com/3970-1/
- debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4442
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| artifex ghostscript | v < 9.27 | 9.27 |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| opensuse leap | 15.0, 15.1 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 29, 30 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 5.0, 6.0 | — |
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