CVE-2019-14817

Public Exploit

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.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
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Affected: Artifex Software ghostscript
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14817 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=cd1b1cacadac2479e291efe611979bdc1b3bdb19
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15 third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14817?
CVE-2019-14817 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14817?
To fix CVE-2019-14817, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14817?
CVE-2019-14817 affects Artifex Software ghostscript.
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