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ALPINE-CVE-2019-3838
ALPINE-CVE-2019-3838
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 9.18-r0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 9.26-r1, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 8.71-r0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 9.16-r2, 9.16-r1, 9.16-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 9.19-r1, 9.16-r2, 9.16-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ghostscript | 9.16-r2, 9.16-r1, 9.16-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 8.71-r2, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0, 9.25-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.26-r1, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 9.05-r0, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.26-r0, 8.71-r1, 8.71-r2 |
| Alpine | ghostscript | |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0, 9.25-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 9.25-r1, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 9.26-r1, 9.26-r0, 9.25-r1 |
Timeline
- Mar 25, 2019 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch