CVE-2019-10216 Affecting ghostscript package, versions <9.27~dfsg-3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.3% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GHOSTSCRIPT-18021543
  • published20 Jul 2026
  • disclosed27 Nov 2019

Introduced: 27 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-10216  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest ghostscript to version 9.27~dfsg-3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1