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.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3838

Related

Published

2019-03-21T12:00:00Z

Modified

2019-03-21T12:00:00Z

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
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

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?arch=src?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

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "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-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "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": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "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": "libgs-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "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"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?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

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "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-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "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": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "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": "libgs-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "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"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?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

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "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-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "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"
        }
    ]
}