high
7.8
CWE
648
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-3839

First published: Thu Feb 07 2019(Updated: )

It was found that in ghostscript some privileged operators remained accessible from various places after the CVE-2019-6116 fix. 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. Ghostscript versions before 9.27 are vulnerable.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Artifex Ghostscript<9.27
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Redhat Enterprise Linux=5.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
redhat/ghostscript<9.50
9.50
ubuntu/ghostscript<9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9
ubuntu/ghostscript<9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.9
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.9
ubuntu/ghostscript<9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu7.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu7.1
ubuntu/ghostscript<9.27~dfsg-1
9.27~dfsg-1
ubuntu/ghostscript<9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.9
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.9
debian/ghostscript
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7
10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u4
10.03.1~dfsg-2

Remedy

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4ec9ca74bed49f2a82acb4bf430eae0d8b3b75c9

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3839

Remedy

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=4ec9ca74bed49f2a82acb4bf430eae0d8b3b75c9

Remedy

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=db24f253409d5d085c2760c814c3e1d3fa2dac59

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-3839.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-3839?

    The severity of CVE-2019-3839 is high with a severity value of 7.8.

  • What is the affected software for CVE-2019-3839?

    The affected software for CVE-2019-3839 includes Ghostscript versions up to and excluding 9.50, Debian Debian Linux 8.0 and 9.0, openSUSE Leap 15.0 and 15.1, Fedoraproject Fedora 29 and 30, and Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, and 19.04.

  • How can I fix CVE-2019-3839?

    To fix CVE-2019-3839, you should update Ghostscript to version 9.50 or later for Red Hat and Artifex Ghostscript, or update to the specified versions for Debian, openSUSE Leap, Fedoraproject Fedora, and Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-3839?

    You can find more information about CVE-2019-3839 in the provided references: [link1](http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=4ec9ca74bed49f2a82acb4bf430eae0d8b3b75c9), [link2](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html), [link3](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html).

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