Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2019-14812
A flaw was found in all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50, in the .setuserparams2 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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31
- Red Hat Ghostscript — versions all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-14812 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14812?
- CVE-2019-14812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14812?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-14812 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.