CVE-2019-14817

CVE Details

Release Date:2019-09-03

Description


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

See more information about CVE-2019-14817 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 7.8 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (ghostscript)ELSA-2019-25862019-09-02
Oracle Linux version 8 (ghostscript)ELSA-2019-25912019-09-06



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