CVE-2019-14813
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.96% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-648, CWE-863
- Affected
- artifex/ghostscript · redhat/openshift container platform · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 11.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518Third Party Advisory
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.