High severity · published Apr 18, 2018
CVE-2018-10194
The set_text_distance function in devices/vector/gdevpdts.c in the pdfwrite component in Artifex Ghostscript through 9.22 does not prevent overflows in text-positioning…
7.8
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The set_text_distance function in devices/vector/gdevpdts.c in the pdfwrite component in Artifex Ghostscript through 9.22 does not prevent overflows in text-positioning calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.5; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
GH
Ghostscript · Artifex
through 9.22 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 17.10; 18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10194
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10194
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699255
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
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