CVE-2019-14811

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-648 CWE-863

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 3, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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