Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript

CVE-2018-19477

psi/zfjbig2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a JBIG2Decode type confusion.

EPSS: 0.030 (86.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19477?
CVE-2018-19477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-19477?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.