CVE-2018-19478
Published: 2 January 2019
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ghostscript Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
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| cosmic |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
|
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| trusty |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(9.26~dfsg-1)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
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Patches: upstream: http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |