CVE-2019-6116

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5	Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/	Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/	Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 5 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:::::::*

Configuration 6 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-03-21 09:01

Updated : 2023-03-01 10:41

NVD link : CVE-2019-6116

Mitre link : CVE-2019-6116

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_server_eus
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_server_aus
enterprise_linux_server_tus
enterprise_linux_server

artifex

ghostscript

fedoraproject

fedora

canonical

ubuntu_linux

opensuse

leap

debian

debian_linux

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