CVE-2019-14813 in Artifex and Red Hat Products
Published on September 6, 2019
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.
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Weakness Type
Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
The application does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.
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Affected Versions
Artifex Software ghostscript Version ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.28 is affected by CVE-2019-14813Exploit Probability
EPSS
8.45%
Percentile
92.20%
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.