vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5075-1 (CVE-2021-3781): Ghostscript vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 10, 2021 | Sep 11, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 10, 2021
Added
Sep 11, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A trivial sandbox (enabled with the `-dSAFER` option) escape flaw was found in the ghostscript interpreter by injecting a specially crafted pipe command. This flaw allows a specially crafted document to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of the ghostscript interpreter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-libgs9
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