The vulnerability of the .charkeys procedure in the PostScript/PDF Ghostscript interpreter allows a perpetrator to gain access to confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service interruptions.

The vulnerability of the .charkeys procedure in the PostScript/PDF Ghostscript interpreter is related to a security protection flaw that allows scripts to bypass the "-dSAFER" restriction. Exploiting this vulnerability can enable an attacker operating remotely to gain access to confidential data,...

CVE-2019-14869

A flaw was found in the .charkeys procedure, where it 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 within the Ghostscript and access...