CVE-2018-10194 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted PDF documents due to integer overflows in Ghostscript's pdfwrite component.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-10194?

CVE-2018-10194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 18 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10194?

It affects 9 products.

Linux distribution packages (5)

`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	All versions	`9.15-23.10.2`
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15	All versions	`9.23-3.3.1`
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	All versions	`9.15-23.10.2`
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	All versions	`9.15-23.10.2`
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	All versions	`9.15-23.10.2`

Products include Artifex Ghostscript, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10194?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-10194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Artifex Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-10194, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10194, DLA-1363-1, GHSA-x8vv-69hx-8rmh, MGASA-2018-0219, SUSE-SU-2018:1332-1 and 2 more.