CVE-2019-14813

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2019 at 01:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:19 AM UTC
12 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraEnterprise Linux

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%

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.

Affected

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-648CWE-863

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