high
7.3
CWE
862 648
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-3835

First published: Fri Feb 15 2019(Updated: )

It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary 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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/ghostscript<=9.26a~dfsg-2<=9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u1
9.27~~dc1~dfsg-1
9.27~dfsg-1
9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u2
Artifex Ghostscript<9.27
Redhat Ansible Tower=3.3
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
Fedoraproject Fedora=28
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
redhat/ghostscript<9.27
9.27
debian/ghostscript
9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u5
9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u9
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u5
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u1
10.02.0~dfsg-2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-3835?

    CVE-2019-3835 is a vulnerability in ghostscript that allows a specially crafted PostScript file to have access to the file system.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-3835?

    The severity of CVE-2019-3835 is high with a severity value of 5.5.

  • How does CVE-2019-3835 affect ghostscript?

    CVE-2019-3835 affects ghostscript before version 9.27.

  • How can CVE-2019-3835 be exploited?

    CVE-2019-3835 can be exploited by using a specially crafted PostScript file.

  • Is there a fix for CVE-2019-3835?

    Yes, the remedy for CVE-2019-3835 is to upgrade to version 9.27 or later of ghostscript.

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