CVE-2019-3835

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-648CWE-862

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 25, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-3835: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix