Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2019-6116
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.416 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.416 · newest: 0.416 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 42.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.6
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Ex… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6116?
- CVE-2019-6116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6116?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6116 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.