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CVE-2019-3838
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CVE-2019-3838
(Last updated November 08, 2023) ▾
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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.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
General Information
Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
ghostscript 9.27
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown
Vendors
- artifex,
- debian,
- fedoraproject,
- opensuse,
- redhat
Products
- ansible tower 3.3,
- debian linux 8.0,
- debian linux 9.0,
- enterprise linux 5.0,
- enterprise linux 6.0,
- enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
- enterprise linux server 7.0,
- enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
- enterprise linux server eus 7.6,
- enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
- enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
- fedora 28,
- fedora 29,
- fedora 30,
- ghostscript,
- leap 15.0,
- leap 42.3
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Unknown
Exploitable
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Reliability
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Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
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Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
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