CVE-2018-19477

ghostscript: access bypass in psi/zfjbig2.c (700168)

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

psi/zfjbig2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a JBIG2Decode type confusion.

psi/zfjbig2.c en Artifex Ghostscript en versiones anteriores a la 9.26 permite a los atacantes remotos omitir las restricciones de acceso planeadas debido a una confusión del tipo JBIG2Decode.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-11-22 CVE Reserved
2018-11-23 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2024-11-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-704: Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef252e7dc214bcbd9a2539216aab9202848602bb	X_refsource_misc
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=606a22e77e7f081781e99e44644cd0119f559e03	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700168	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346	2023-11-07
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19477	2019-01-31
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1654468	2019-01-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Artifex Search vendor "Artifex"		Ghostscript Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript"				< 9.26 Search vendor "Artifex" for product "Ghostscript" and version " < 9.26"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform"				3.11 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version "3.11"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected