CVE-2019-148177.3HighCWE-648

CVE-2019-14817: Artifex Software ghostscript vulnerability

Artifex Software · ghostscript

Vendor fix available · Affected: Artifex Software ghostscript · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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2.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

81st percentile

050100

Higher than 81% of scored CVEs

7.3HighCVSS 3.0

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Artifex Software · ghostscriptghostscript versions prior to 9.28

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs · Access Control
Vendor: Artifex Software
Published: September 2019
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), September 2019

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References

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