| Name | CVE-2019-10216 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1880-1, DSA-4499-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
| Debian Bugs | 934638 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript (PTS) | stretch | 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u6 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u7 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (security) | 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 9.52.1~dfsg-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 9.53.3~dfsg-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | source | jessie | 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u4 | DLA-1880-1 | ||
| ghostscript | source | stretch | 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u4 | DSA-4499-1 | ||
| ghostscript | source | buster | 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u1 | DSA-4499-1 | ||
| ghostscript | source | (unstable) | 9.27~dfsg-3.1 | 934638 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/12/4
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701394
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=5b85ddd19