Privilege Escalation in Ghostscript by Artwork Manipulation
CVE-2019-14811

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Artifex Software
Status: Ghostscript
Vendor: CVE Published:; 3 September 2019

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2019-14811?

A security flaw exists in various Ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, specifically in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure. This vulnerability allows unauthorized scripts to bypass the -dSAFER security restrictions. By manipulating specially crafted PostScript files, an attacker can effectively disable security protections, enabling potential access to the file system or execution of arbitrary commands, posing significant risks to system integrity.

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Affected Version(s)

ghostscript ghostscript versions prior to 9.28

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-14811-in-pdf-exploit
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