CVE-2018-10194
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | ghostscript | Not affected (10.01.2-r0) |
| Stream | ghostscript | Not affected (10.01.2-r0) |
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=39b1e54b2968620723bf32e96764c88797714879
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=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/