CVE-2019-10216 Information

Description

In ghostscript before version 9.50 the .buildfont1 procedure 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 and access files outside of restricted areas.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=5b85ddd19 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10216 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8