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CVE-2019-3835 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107855 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107855 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700585 Permissions Required  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700585 Permissions Required  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3835 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3835 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A43SRQAEHQCKSEMIBINHUNIGHTDCZD7F/
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/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/
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/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-862 Missing Authorization cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-3835
NVD Published Date:
03/25/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.