CVE-2019-6116 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 41.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 41.59% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-03-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (11)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript |
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| opensuse | leap |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ghostscript 9.26 - Pseudo-Operator Remote Code Execution | 2019-01-24 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/
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