CVE-2021-3781
CVSS V2 High 9.3
CVSS V3 Critical 9.9
Description
A trivial sandbox (enabled with the `-dSAFER` option) escape flaw was found in the ghostscript interpreter by injecting a specially crafted pipe command. This flaw allows a specially crafted document to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of the ghostscript interpreter. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-3781
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-02-16T19:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-31T17:29:19
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.53.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:9.54.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 9.3
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.9
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.1
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2002271 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://ghostscript.com/CVE-2021-3781.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-11 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3781 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3781 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 15:48:15 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 10:00:22 | 2022-02-16T19:15Z | 2022-02-16T19:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 10:00:22 | 2022-11-22T06:15:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 10:00:22 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 10:00:28 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-01-31 19:11:39 | 2023-01-31T17:29:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-31 19:11:39 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |