High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-14869
CVE-2019-14869
Description
A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where the .charkeys procedure, where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass -dSAFER restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges within the Ghostscript and access files outside of restricted areas or execute commands.
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Affected products
34cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.00,<9.50
- (no CPE)range: <9.50
- (no CPE)range: all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.28
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords26 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%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-lp150.2.26.1+ 25 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp150.2.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp151.3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp150.2.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-lp151.3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-3.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-3.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.27-23.31.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222nvdThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdPermissions Required
- git.ghostscript.comnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/nvd
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