CVE-2019-14811

Public on 2019-09-03
Modified on 2021-02-19
Description
A flaw was found 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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ghostscript 2021-02-20 ALAS2-2021-1598 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2019-14811 Mitre: CVE-2019-14811