UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14813

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14813

    Published: 28 Aug 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-14813
    Aliases:
    USN-4111-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14813, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4111-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14813

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ghostscript

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11

    Affected versions

    9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High