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 secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| redhat/ghostscript | <9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| Fedora | =28 | |
| Fedora | =29 | |
| Fedora | =30 | |
| Debian | =8.0 | |
| Debian | =9.0 | |
| openSUSE | =15.0 | |
| openSUSE | =15.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=205591753126802da850ada6511a0ff8411aa287
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d683d1e6450d74619e6277efeebfc222d9a5cb91
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700585
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3835
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3835
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3838
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=925256
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107855
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3835
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16509
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=700585
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=2055917
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d683d1e6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1691327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0633
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677588
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/
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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