vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4111-1 (CVE-2019-14813): Ghostscript vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 29, 2019
Added
Aug 30, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-ghostscriptubuntu-upgrade-libgs9
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