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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2019-6116) In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

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Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2019-6116) In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/21/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/08/2019
Modified
05/09/2019

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Solution(s)

  • ghostscript-upgrade-9_27

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