CVE-2018-19409
What it is
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 7.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 7.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 7.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Artifex Ghostscript < 9.26
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2018-19409.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2018-19409. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700176
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700176
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105990
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700176
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=661e8d8fb8248c38d67958beda32f3a5876d0c3f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105990
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3834
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700176
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=661e8d8fb8248c38d67958beda32f3a5876d0c3f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26