CVE-2019-14811

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2019 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:19 AM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraLeap

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.28v < 9.50
Affected range stops below 9.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (12)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-648CWE-863

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