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CVE-2019-3838

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 2.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-03-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2019-3838
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
2.64%

Original NVD 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.