VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14817

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-648: Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

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