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CVE-2019-14869

Published: 11/15/2019 Last updated: 8/5/2024 Reserved: 8/10/2019

A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where the `.charkeys` procedure, where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges within the Ghostscript and access files outside of restricted areas or execute commands.

CNA assigner: redhat (53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
3.0 7.3 High CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Opam packages affected (1)

conf-ghostscript

Products affected (1)

Product Vendor Version
ghostscript Ghostscript Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System

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