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CVE-2019-14811

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Date: September 3, 2019

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.

Language: POSTSCRIPT

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Related Resources (21)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14811
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14811
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-14811
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14811
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14811
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-14811
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2019-14811

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

CWE-648

Incorrect Authorization

CWE-863

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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