It was found that the forceput operator could be...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 25, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method in ghostscript before 9.27. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.
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