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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History
21 Nov 2024, 04:27
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References | () http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 - Permissions Required | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=485904772c5f - | |
References | () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ - | |
References | () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ - | |
References | () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ - | |
References | () https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 - Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2019-11-15 12:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:27
NVD link : CVE-2019-14869
Mitre link : CVE-2019-14869
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-14869
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Products Affected
opensuse
- leap
fedoraproject
- fedora
artifex
- ghostscript