ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
Published Mar 25, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.47%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 9.27StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ghostscript Project | Ghostscript | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 9.27
Configuration 2
- 3.3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 28
- 29
- 30
Configuration 5
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.10
Fixed · RHSA-2019:0633
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ghostscript-0:9.25-2.el8_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2019:0971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0633 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ghostscript-0:9.25-2.el8_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0971 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Please refer to the "Mitigation" section of CVE-2018-16509 : https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02473) | 83.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02642) | 83.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 79.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 79.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 52.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 65.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 54.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.83% (0.07834) | 81.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 13.21% (0.13208) | 89.07th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 13.21% (0.13208) | 88.94th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03281) | 82.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.28% (0.03281) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (19)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3838 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677581 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3838 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00021.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ANBSCZABXQUEQWIKNWJ35IYX24M227EI/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVERLGEU3OV6RNZ2SIBXREWD3BF5H23N/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3838
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/28 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3838
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4432 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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