High severity · published Nov 27, 2019
CVE-2019-10216
In ghostscript before version 9.50, the .buildfont1 procedure did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions
7.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In ghostscript before version 9.50, the .buildfont1 procedure 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 and access files outside of restricted areas.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
3A
3scale Api Management · Redhat
2.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
before 9.50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10216
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b85ddd19
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10216
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
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