vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-3838: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 25, 2019 | Apr 2, 2020 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 25, 2019
Added
Apr 2, 2020
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-text-ghostscript-gpl
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