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CVE-2019-14811

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure where it did not properl

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, 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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00697
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

5
artifex ghostscript< 9.50
redhat openshift container platformall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuse leapall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14811bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Sep 2019 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
rhsaRHSA-2019:2534Low
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2019:2222-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2019:2223-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:2478-1
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
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