CVE-2019-3838
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-3838 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-03-25 19:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:10:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Artifex | Ghostscript | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4432-1] ghostscript security update | BUGTRAQ | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1761-1] ghostscript security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| [SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| 700576 – forceput in DefineResource still accessible after CVE-2019-6116 | MISC | bugs.ghostscript.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1121-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Slackware Security Advisory - ghostscript Updates ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202004-03) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4432-1 ghostscript | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1119-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 1677581 – (CVE-2019-3838) CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576) | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Bugtraq: [slackware-security] ghostscript (SSA:2019-092-01) | BUGTRAQ | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 296080 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 13.4.0 Missing (CPUJUL2019)
- 376886 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for ghostscript (ALINUX2-SA-2019:0017)
- 377128 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for ghostscript (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0123)
- 378226 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ghostscript-gtk (VZLSA-2019:0633)
- 500210 Alpine Linux Security Update for ghostscript
- 501408 Alpine Linux Security Update for ghostscript
- 503953 Alpine Linux Security Update for ghostscript