Is CVE-2019-3835 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-3835 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-3835?

CVE-2019-3835 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-3835?

CVE-2019-3835 has an EPSS score of 2.64% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3835?

Upgrade ghostscript on debian 11 to 9.27~dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-3835

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary 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.

CWE-648 CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostscriptDebian

Fixed in:9.27~dfsg-1CVE-2019-3835

ghostscriptUbuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8USN-3915-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8USN-3915-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8USN-3915-1

libgs9Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8USN-3915-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8USN-3915-1

Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8USN-3915-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Third-Party Advisory12

Other references3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.