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Vulnerability details: VCID-wyrx-2aqv-57gu
Vulnerability ID VCID-wyrx-2aqv-57gu
Aliases CVE-2019-10216
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 3.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-10216.json
epss 0.00272 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00272 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00272 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
epss 0.00526 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
cvssv3 7.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b85ddd19
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-10216.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-10216
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10216
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10216
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
1737080 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1737080
934638 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=934638
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:a:redhat:3scale_api_management:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:3scale_api_management:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2019-10216 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216
RHSA-2019:2462 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2462
RHSA-2019:2465 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2465
RHSA-2019:2534 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2534
USN-4092-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4092-1/
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-2019-10216.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:3.0/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-2019-10216
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216
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 0.5064
EPSS Score 0.00272
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:29:40.197844+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.9/main.json 37.0.0