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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 9.2

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00648
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

9
artifex ghostscript<= 9.22
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Apr 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
rhsaRHSA-2018:2918Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1884-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1369-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1332-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699255Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/Third Party Advisory
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