CVE-2019-10216 Affecting ghostscript package, versions <9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GHOSTSCRIPT-459031
  • published12 Aug 2019
  • disclosed27 Nov 2019

Introduced: 12 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-10216  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ghostscript to version 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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 Scores

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