Improper input validation in Artifex Ghostscript
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm (Release Notes)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.ghostscript.com/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19478?
- CVE-2018-19478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-02.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19478?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19478 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.