CVE-2019-3838

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ghostscript versions prior to 9.27

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the DefineResource method of the Ghostscript file conversion program. Exploitation of this issue could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges. A specially crafted PostScript file could exploit this flaw to access the file system outside of the constraints imposed by -dSAFER.

Recommendations For Ghostscript versions prior to 9.27, update to version 9.27 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the DefineResource method until a patch is available. Avoid using the forceput operator in the DefineResource method until the issue is resolved.