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CVE-2019-6116
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can...
Vulnerability Description
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
March 19th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.