vulnerability

Artifex Ghostscript: (CVE-2019-10216) Ghostscript improper privilege management

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 27, 2019
Added
Dec 27, 2019
Modified
Aug 11, 2025

Description

In ghostscript before version 9.50, the .buildfont1 procedure 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 and access files outside of restricted areas.

Solution

ghostscript-upgrade-9_50
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