CVE-2019-3838
Ghostscript PostScript File System Access Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 25, 2019, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:10 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3838
vulnerability.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-284 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-648 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.27 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3838 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3838
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.25 }} 0.07%
score
0.65360
percentile