{"id":"USN-3866-1","summary":"ghostscript vulnerability","details":"Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain\nPostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a\ndenial of service.\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:29:02.783932Z","published":"2019-01-23T15:54:49Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6116"],"upstream":["CVE-2019-6116","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6116"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3866-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6116"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4"}]}],"versions":["9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12","9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript-x"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9-common"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2019-6116"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3866-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4"}]}],"versions":["9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3","9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8","9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript-x"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9-common"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2019-6116"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3866-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ghostscript","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4"}]}],"versions":["9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1","9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4","binary_name":"ghostscript-x"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9"},{"binary_version":"9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4","binary_name":"libgs9-common"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2019-6116"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3866-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}