CVE-2019-14813

Name
CVE-2019-14813
Description
A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams 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.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813
Mailing List http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html
Mailing List https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ghostscript >= 9.00 <= 9.50

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
ghostscript 3.11-main 9.50-r1 Cameron Banta <cbanta@gmail.com> fixed