CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-14817

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures 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.

CWE-648CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available
ghostscriptDebian
Fixed in:9.28~~rc2~dfsg-1CVE-2019-14817
Fixed in:9.28~~rc2~dfsg-1CVE-2019-14817
Fixed in:9.28~~rc2~dfsg-1CVE-2019-14817
Fixed in:9.28~~rc2~dfsg-1CVE-2019-14817
ghostscriptUbuntu
Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11USN-4111-1
Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-4111-1
libgs9Ubuntu
Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11USN-4111-1
Fixed in:9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11USN-4111-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.