SB2019041703 - Debian update for ghostscript
Published: April 17, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041703
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3838)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing PostScript files with Ghostscript. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim to open it and execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
2) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3835)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due presence of superexec operator within the internal dictionary. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening, bypass system restrictions of the dSAFER sandbox and access files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.