CVE-2019-14812 HIGH

CVE-2019-14812

Vendor Red Hat
Product ghostscript
Weakness CWE-648
Published November 27, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50, in the .setuserparams2 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 27, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated