ghostscript: access bypass in psi/zdevice2.c (700153)
Published Nov 23, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 9.55%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 9.26
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
Configuration 4
- 3.11
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 7.6
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
Fixed · RHSA-2019:0229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ghostscript
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0229 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ghostscript | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Important, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Red Hat mitigation
Please refer to the "Mitigation" section of CVE-2018-16509 : https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (39 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 95.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 95.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 13.24% (0.13237) | 96.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 95.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 13.24% (0.13237) | 96.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 95.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 13.24% (0.13237) | 96.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 95.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 13.24% (0.13237) | 96.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.55% (0.09548) | 94.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 65.28% (0.65283) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 63.59% (0.63587) | 98.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 70.06% (0.70065) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 63.59% (0.63587) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12.57% (0.12571) | 93.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 63.59% (0.63587) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 66.25% (0.66255) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 72.31% (0.72315) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 66.25% (0.66255) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 72.14% (0.72142) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.70% (0.74705) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 80.90% (0.80898) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 75.29% (0.75294) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 33.99% (0.33987) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 75.29% (0.75294) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01214) | 85.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 81.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00834) | 81.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 77.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 74.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 73.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 70.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03096) | 65.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03096) | 64.87th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.10% (0.03096) | 81.28th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.10% (0.03096) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (16)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19475 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.semmle.com/ghostscript-CVE-2018-19475/
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1654459 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19475
- https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19475
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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