CVE-2018-19475 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass intended access restrictions in Ghostscript due to unchecked stack space when the device remains unchanged.
- 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-2018-19475?
CVE-2018-19475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, published on 23 Nov 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
psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19475?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Artifex Ghostscript, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19475?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-19475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Ghostscript
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-19475, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19475, GHSA-j38m-c653-jf35, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19475.