A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-09-03T15:17:12

Updated: 2024-08-05T00:26:38.930Z

Reserved: 2019-08-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-14811

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-03T16:15:11.573

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:05:18.910

Link: CVE-2019-14811

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-08-28T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-14811 - Bugzilla