CVE-2019-3838
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 25, 2019 at 06:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
13 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraEnterprise Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.27
Affected range stops below 9.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (15)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-648NVD-CWE-Other
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