Critical severity · published Sep 6, 2019
CVE-2019-14813
A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass…
9.8
CVSS
11%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.0% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 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
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
29; 30; 31 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
9.00 through 9.50 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.0; 15.1 · source: NVD
OC
Openshift Container Platform · Redhat
3.11; 4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14813
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14813
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813
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