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ALPINE-CVE-2019-14812
ALPINE-CVE-2019-14812
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
A flaw was found in all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50, in the .setuserparams2 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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 9.27-r2, 9.27-r1, 9.27-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 9.20-r0, 9.20-r1, 9.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.19-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 0, 9.26-r3, 9.26-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.09-r0, 9.09-r1, 9.10-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 9.00-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.06-r1, 9.06-r0, 9.05-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 9.22-r0, 9.21-r1, 9.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 9.21-r3, 9.21-r2, 9.21-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.06-r2, 0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 9.21-r0, 9.00-r2, 9.06-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 9.05-r1, 9.27-r2, 9.27-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.05-r1, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 9.05-r0, 9.27-r2, 9.27-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 9.26-r0, 9.27-r2, 9.27-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 9.09-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2019 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch