High severity · published Mar 19, 2019
CVE-2019-6116
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution
7.8
CVSS
41.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)41.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
28; 29; 30 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
through 9.26 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.0; 42.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6116
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6116
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
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