CVE-2019-3838

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 25 Mar 2019, 18:30
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 19:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.3 HIGH
v3.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
1.36% LOW
1% probability -0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Mar 2019, 18:30
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 19:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.36%• Percentile: 81%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-648•Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

    The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Ghostscript

    < 9.27

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    28 | 29 | 30

  • opensuse•leap

    15.0 | 42.3

  • redhat•ansible_tower

    3.3

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    5.0 | 6.0

  • 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

  • the ghostscript project•ghostscript

    9.27

References (15)