ZeroHour

CVE-2019-14869

CVSS 3.1
8.8 high
EPSS
3%p88
Published
()
Modified
Description

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.

Vendors
artifexfedoraprojectopensuse
Products
ghostscript, fedora, leap
Weakness
CWE-648, CWE-732
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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