CVE-2019-14869
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.50%ghostscript - security update
Published: 11/15/2019Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where the `.charkeys` procedure, where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges within the Ghostscript and access files outside of restricted areas or execute commands.
Affected packages (4)
- Alpine/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.27-r5
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.50~dfsg-3
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u6
- Debian/ghostscriptfrom 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |