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        "ID": "CVE-2019-14869",
        "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
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                    "vendor_name": "Ghostscript",
                    "product": {
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                                "product_name": "ghostscript",
                                "version": {
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                                        {
                                            "version_value": "all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.28"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
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        }
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    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-648"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14869",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[oss-security] 20191115 CVE-2019-14869 ghostscript: -dSAFER escape in .charkeys",
                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/15/1"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f",
                "name": "https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=485904772c5f",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841",
                "name": "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701841",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "FEDORA",
                "name": "FEDORA-2019-17f42f585a",
                "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IX55AEDERTDFEZAROKZW64MZRPLINEGI/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "BUGTRAQ",
                "name": "20191118 [SECURITY] [DSA 4569-1] ghostscript security update",
                "url": "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/27"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "FEDORA",
                "name": "FEDORA-2019-6cdb10aa59",
                "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HC4REO73BEJOJAU7NHFHJECAUAYJUE3H/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2534",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00049.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2535",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00050.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "FEDORA",
                "name": "FEDORA-2019-7debdd1807",
                "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2Q4E3OTDAJRSUCOBTDQO7Y5UTE2FFMLF/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "REDHAT",
                "name": "RHSA-2020:0222",
                "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0222"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "JVN",
                "name": "JVN#52486659",
                "url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52486659/index.html"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A flaw was found in all versions of ghostscript 9.x before 9.50, where the `.charkeys` procedure, where it 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 within the Ghostscript and access files outside of restricted areas or execute commands."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
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                {
                    "vectorString": "7.3/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
                    "version": "3.0"
                }
            ]
        ]
    }
}