GHSA-wvh9-rmg8-crq6

GHSA-wvh9-rmg8-crq6 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

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

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (5 in total, the first dated here)

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