Debian update for ghostscript



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6116
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ghostscript (Debian package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17230

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6116

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to leak of sensitive operators on the operand stack when a pseudo-operator pushes a subroutine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a specially crafted PostScript file to escape the -dSAFER protection, gain access to the file system and execute arbitrary commands.

Mitigation

Update the affected package to version: 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u1

Vulnerable software versions

ghostscript (Debian package): 9.00~dfsg-1 - 9.25~dfsg-7

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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