ghostscript: Attempting to open a carefully crafted PDF file results in long-running computation (699856)
Published Jan 2, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.89%
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 9.26
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ghostscript
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
ghostscript
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 7 | ghostscript | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | ghostscript | Will not fix | 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 Moderate, 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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 78.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 78.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 87.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 78.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 86.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 78.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 86.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 77.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 86.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 76.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 35.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 61.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 60.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 59.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 50.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19478 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19478
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19478
- https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19478 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19478 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19478 | ||
| https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes |
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