CVE-2019-3838

Published: Mar 25, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (17)

Products: Artifex: Ghostscript · Redhat: Ansible Tower, Enterprise Linux, Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Fedoraproject: Fedora · +2 more

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Artifex: Ghostscript · Redhat: Ansible Tower, Enterprise Linux, Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Enterprise Linux Server Tus, Enterprise Linux Workstation · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Leap · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

8 products

Enterprise Linux

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Server Aus

Enterprise Linux Server Eus

Enterprise Linux Server Tus

Enterprise Linux Workstation

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Artifex Ghostscript	Before 9.27

Configuration B

9 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Ansible Tower	Version 3.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus	Version 7.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 28
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 29
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 30

Configuration D

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 15.0
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.3

Configuration E

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

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.

References (30)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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