UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3838

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3838
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3838.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3838
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-03-21T12:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:14Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8

Affected versions

9.*

9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3
9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8

Affected versions

9.*

9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}