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7.8high

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…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:2918 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-12 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • git.ghostscript.com /?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3636-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=699255 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040729 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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