CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-19478

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-01-02 06:29

Updated : 2019-01-11 03:52

NVD link : CVE-2018-19478

Mitre link : CVE-2018-19478

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20