CVE-2019-6116
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 19 Mar 2019, 18:27
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 20:16
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
53/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
60.54% CRITICAL
61% probability -7.24%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
4 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
19 Mar 2019, 18:27
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 60.54%• Percentile: 98%
Affected Systems
- Unknown•Ghostscript
≤ 9.26
- canonical•ubuntu_linux
14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
- debian•debian_linux
8.0 | 9.0
- fedoraproject•fedora
28 | 29 | 30
- opensuse•leap
15.0 | 42.3
- 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
References (22)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03