CVE-2019-14869
ghostscript - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where the `.charkeys` procedure, where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges within the Ghostscript and access files outside of restricted areas or execute commands.
How to fix CVE-2019-14869
To remediate CVE-2019-14869, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.27-r5 or later
- —upgrade to 9.50~dfsg-3 or later
- —upgrade to 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u6 or later
- —upgrade to 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u6 or later
Is CVE-2019-14869 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 9.27-r5
- from 0, < 9.50~dfsg-3
- from 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u6
- from 0, < 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |