{"cve":"CVE-2019-3838","nvd":{"published":"2019-03-25T19:29:01.727","modified":"2026-06-17T02:35:41.750","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-648"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00011.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00018.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0971"],"products":["artifex:ghostscript","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","opensuse:leap","redhat:ansible_tower","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:55:22.313337056+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-3838","score":0.02473,"percentile":0.84533,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}