Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures 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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | < 9.50 |
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 3.11 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=cd1b1cacadac2479e2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14817ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=cd1b1cacadac2479e2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-14817?
CVE-2019-14817 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restricti...
How severe is CVE-2019-14817?
CVE-2019-14817 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-14817?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Artifex Ghostscript, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Opensuse Leap, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.