CVE-2019-10216

HIGH

Ghostscript <9.50 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10216
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0230
EPSS Percentile 80.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-648
Status published
Products (11)
artifex/ghostscript < 9.50
redhat/3scale_api_management 2.6
redhat/enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.7
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.7
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.7
... and 1 more
Published Nov 27, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026