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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 overflows in text-po…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | through 9.22 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Version 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Versions 7.5, 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | Version 7.7 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699255
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699255
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/