CVE-2019-3835
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 1.6%ghostscript - security update
Published: 3/25/2019Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2019-3835DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3835
Description
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.26-r2
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.27~dfsg-1
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u2
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |