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ALPINE-CVE-2021-3781
ALPINE-CVE-2021-3781
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.899999618530273 CRITICAL
A trivial sandbox (enabled with the `-dSAFER` option) escape flaw was found in the ghostscript interpreter by injecting a specially crafted pipe command. This flaw allows a specially crafted document to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of the ghostscript interpreter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
9.899999618530273
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 0, 9.53.3-r0, 9.53.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.20-r1, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 9.53.3-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.53.3-r0, 9.53.2-r0, 9.53.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.21-r1, 8.64-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 9.53.3-r0, 9.24-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 9.53.3-r0, 9.53.2-r0, 9.53.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.16-r2, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 9.05-r1, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 9.53.3-r0, 9.53.2-r0, 9.53.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Feb 16, 2022 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch