Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2019-14813
CVE-2019-14813
Description
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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Affected products
28- osv-coords27 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript-mini&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript-mini&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 9.27-lp150.2.23.1+ 26 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp150.2.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp151.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp150.2.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp151.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.28.1
- Range: ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.28
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- git.ghostscript.commitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.htmlmitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15mitremailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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