CVE-2019-14812
Ghostscript Confidential Command Execution Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 27, 2019, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-14812 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-14812.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-14812 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701444 | Permissions Required |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14812 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Some exploits to bypass Safer Mode in Ghostscript
PostScript Dockerfile
This repository contains various media files for known attacks on web applications processing media files. Useful for penetration tests and bug bounty.
PostScript
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-14812 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-14812 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 Patch http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CWE NIST CWE-732 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 Patch Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-14812 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-14812 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701444 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701444 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14812 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14812 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.00 up to (excluding) 9.50 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701444 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-14812 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-14812
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.26 }} 0.10%
score
0.66728
percentile