vulnerability

Red Hat: CVE-2019-10216: CVE-2019-10216 ghostscript: -dSAFER escape via .buildfont1 (701394) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 12, 2019
Added
Aug 13, 2019
Modified
Jul 9, 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(s)

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