CVE-2018-19478
N/A
Published: January 2, 2019 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxGhostscript
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.26
Affected range stops below 9.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htmQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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