MGASA-2019-0130: ghostscript Mageia

Published
Published 05-04-2019Last modified 16-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2019-0130 is a vulnerability in ghostscript Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
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010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0
CVE-2019-3835CVE-2019-3838

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary. 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. (CVE-2019-3835) It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method using methods similar to the ones described in CVE-2019-6116. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constraints imposed by -dSAFER. (CVE-2019-3838)

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EPSS trend

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CISA KEV

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ENISA CNW

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CIRCL

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

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Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Mageia1 product
  • ghostscript< 9.26-1.3.mga6

1 vendor · 1 product

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