Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2019148170000000
Revision Date:2019-09-03Version:1
Title:CVE-2019-14817 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2019-14817
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND ghostscript package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11').
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