CVE-2019-6116

Public Exploit

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 53.46% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700	vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html	vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729	issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5	mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317	issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1	mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/	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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6116?: CVE-2019-6116 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6116?: To fix CVE-2019-6116, 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-2019-6116 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-6116 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~53% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.