CVE-2019-3839 Affecting libgs package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBGS-1693628
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed16 May 2019

Introduced: 16 May 2019

CVE-2019-3839  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libgs to version 0:9.25-5.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1598.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgs package and not the libgs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that in ghostscript some privileged operators remained accessible from various places after the CVE-2019-6116 fix. 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. Ghostscript versions before 9.27 are vulnerable.

CVSS Scores

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