CVE-2019-14869
Integer Escape Privilege Escalation in Ghostscript Entsification
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 15, 2019, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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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. https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=485904772c5f [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html No Types Assigned http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:3scale_api_management:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f No Types Assigned https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 Mailing List, 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:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:3scale_api_management:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.28, 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. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1 [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-2019-14869 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-2019-14869
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.64 }} 0.20%
score
0.79589
percentile