CVE-2018-19475
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate
vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also
displayed.
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
CVE, MITRE
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154
CVE, MITRE
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
CVE, MITRE
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
CVE, MITRE
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153
CVE, MITRE
Issue Tracking
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
CVE, MITRE
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf
CVE, MITRE
Exploit
Mitigation
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
CVE, MITRE
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
CVE, MITRE
Third Party Advisory
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
CVE, MITRE
Release Notes
Vendor Advisory
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Insufficient Information
NIST
Change History
15 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by MITRE
6/16/2026 9:49:21 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Affected
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 10:57:59 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
Added
Reference
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229
Added
Reference
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
Added
Reference
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
Added
Reference
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
CVE Modified by MITRE
5/14/2024 1:10:44 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/06/2023 9:55:33 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e [No types assigned]
Added
Reference
MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315 [No types assigned]
Removed
Reference
MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
Removed
Reference
MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
CWE Remap by NIST
10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CWE
CWE-254
CWE-200
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Modified Analysis by NIST
4/25/2019 9:06:25 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Modified by MITRE
4/24/2019 2:29:23 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST
3/05/2019 10:32:44 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf No Types Assigned
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by MITRE
2/01/2019 6:29:01 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
12/20/2018 6:29:01 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST
12/19/2018 10:00:05 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-254
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.26
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e No Types Assigned
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315 No Types Assigned
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153 No Types Assigned
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/ No Types Assigned
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/ Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26 No Types Assigned
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Added
CVSS V2 Metadata
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
CVE Modified by MITRE
12/12/2018 8:29:06 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/30/2018 6:29:08 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/29/2018 6:29:04 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/28/2018 6:29:05 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346 [No Types Assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2018-19475 NVD
Published Date: 11/23/2018 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: MITRE
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