vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-3838: CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | Feb 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 21, 2019
Added
Mar 22, 2019
Modified
Feb 20, 2026
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.
Solutions
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