CVE-2019-3838

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: The ghostscript Project ghostscript
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838 issue tracking third party advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3838?
CVE-2019-3838 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3838?
To fix CVE-2019-3838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-3838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-3838 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3838?
CVE-2019-3838 affects The ghostscript Project ghostscript.
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