{"id":"CVE-2019-10216","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-16T04:35:37.881993395Z","published":"2019-11-27T13:15:10.747Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2019:2347-1","SUSE-SU-2019:2348-1","openSUSE-SU-2019:2139-1","openSUSE-SU-2019:2160-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b85ddd19"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10216"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.50"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2.6"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"8.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.7"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.7"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.7"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"7.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.50"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-10216.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}