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A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.28,...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.28, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator 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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 3, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-14811

GHSA ID

GHSA-q58c-x76h-3jhc

Source code

No known source code

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