Ghostscript PostScript File incorrect privileged apis

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ghostscript. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation as part of PostScript File causes incorrect use of privileged apis. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-10216. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ghostscript (Document Processing Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of a PostScript File leads to a incorrect use of privileged apis vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-648. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 11/27/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-10216 since 03/27/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240001 (TencentOS Server 3: ghostscript (TSSA-2022:0123)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240001). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect use of privileged apis
CWE: CWE-648
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240001
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: ghostscript (TSSA-2022:0123)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.ghostscript.com

Timelineinfo

03/27/2019 🔍
11/27/2019 +245 days 🔍
11/28/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +2028 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-10216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-10216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146461

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2019 07:06
Updated: 06/17/2025 16:23
Changes: 11/28/2019 07:06 (36), 11/28/2019 07:11 (12), 02/28/2024 17:35 (2), 02/28/2024 17:42 (19), 06/17/2025 16:23 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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