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Vulnerability details: VCID-2r6t-auqv-mka5
Vulnerability ID VCID-2r6t-auqv-mka5
Aliases CVE-2019-14869
Summary A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where 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 files outside of restricted areas or execute commands.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14869.json
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
epss 0.0027 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14869
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14869
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1069
Reference id Reference type URL
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14869.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14869
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14869
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=485904772c5f
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1
1768911 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1768911
944760 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=944760
AVG-1069 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1069
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2019-14869 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14869
RHSA-2019:3888 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3888
RHSA-2019:3890 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3890
RHSA-2020:0222 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222
USN-4193-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4193-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-14869.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14869
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14869
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.5027
EPSS Score 0.0027
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:40:03.099018+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.10/main.json 37.0.0