ALPINE-CVE-2019-14813

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CVE-2019-14813
Published: 06 Sept 2019, 14:15
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Sept 2019, 14:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams 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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•ghostscript

    < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.27-r3 | < 9.26-r4 | < 9.26-r4 | < 9.26-r4

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