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ALPINE-CVE-2019-14869 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.9ghostscript8.71-r1, 8.71-r2, 8.71-r3
Alpine:v3.10ghostscript9.27-r1, 9.04-r0, 9.15-r1
Alpine:v3.12ghostscript9.27-r4, 9.27-r3, 9.27-r2
Alpine:v3.21ghostscript8.71-r3, 9.00-r0, 9.00-r1
Alpine:v3.22ghostscript9.27-r4, 8.71-r4, 9.00-r0
Alpine:v3.20ghostscript9.06-r3, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0
Alpine:v3.15ghostscript9.06-r0, 9.27-r4, 9.27-r3
Alpine:v3.18ghostscript9.27-r2, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.13ghostscript9.15-r0, 9.27-r4, 9.27-r3
Alpine:v3.14ghostscript8.64-r0, 9.00-r0, 9.00-r1
Alpine:v3.16ghostscript9.27-r4, 9.27-r3, 9.27-r2
Alpine:v3.23ghostscript9.27-r4, 9.27-r3, 9.27-r2
Alpine:v3.11ghostscript9.10-r0, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.19ghostscript9.27-r4, 0, 8.64-r0
Alpine:v3.17ghostscript9.27-r4, 0, 8.64-r0

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