# CVE-2019-6116: In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code executio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-03-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242

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