CVE-2019-6116 Affecting ghostscript-cups package, versions <0:9.07-31.el7_6.9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.96% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GHOSTSCRIPTCUPS-2131836
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 23 Jan 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 ghostscript-cups to version 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-cups package and not the ghostscript-cups package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High