CVE-2019-14817
ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in .pdfexectoken and other procedures (701450)
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 28, 2019
Updated · August 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures 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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-648 · Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs