ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in setuserparams (701444)

A flaw was found in the .setuserparams2 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in setsystemparams (701443)

A flaw was found 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in .pdfexectoken and other procedures (701450)

A flaw was found in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator (701445)

A flaw was found in the .pdfhookDSCCreator 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator (701445)

A flaw was found in the .pdfhookDSCCreator 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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security update

An update for ghostscript is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fr...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in .pdfexectoken and other procedures (701450)

A flaw was found in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in setuserparams (701444)

A flaw was found in the .setuserparams2 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...

ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in setsystemparams (701443)

A flaw was found 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...

USN-4111-1 ghostscript vulnerabilities

Hiroki Matsukuma discovered that the PDF interpreter in Ghostscript did not properly restrict privileged calls when ‘-dSAFER’ restrictions were in effect. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access...

UBUNTU-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. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the fil...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14812

A flaw was found in all ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50, in the .setuserparams2 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...

PT-2019-3236 · Artifex +5 · Ghostscript +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ghostscript versions 9.x before 9.50 Description: A flaw in the .setuserparams2 procedure of Ghostscript allows scripts to bypass -dSAFER restrictions by not properly securing its privileged calls. This enables a specially crafted PostScript...

ghostscript: -dSAFER escape via .buildfont1 (701394)

It was found that 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...

ghostscript: -dSAFER escape via .buildfont1 (701394)

It was found that 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...

USN-4092-1 ghostscript vulnerability

Netanel Fisher discovered that the font handler in Ghostscript did not properly restrict privileged calls when '-dSAFER' restrictions were in effect. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10216

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...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : ghostscript Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0054)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has ghostscript packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - It was discovered that the ghostscript PDF14 compositor did not properly handle the copying of a device. An attacker could possibly exploit thi...

ghostscript: status command permitted with -dSAFER in psi/zfile.c allowing attackers to identify the size and existence of files

Ghostscript did not honor the -dSAFER option when executing the "status" instruction, which can be used to retrieve information such as a file's existence and size. A specially crafted postscript document could use this flow to gain information on the targeted system's filesystem content...

The vulnerability of the PostScript Ghostscript file conversion program lies in the improper use of privileged APIs, allowing an attacker to gain access to the file system bypassing restrictions.

The vulnerability of the PostScript Ghostscript file conversion program is related to the improper use of privileged APIs. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to gain access to the file system by circumventing the restrictions imposed by the -dSAFER option,...