Auth bypass in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2019-14813
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…
EPSS: 0.114 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Artifex Software Ghostscript — versions ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.28
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14813?
- CVE-2019-14813 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14813?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-14813 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.