MGASA-2018-0219

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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CVE-2018-10194
Published: 04 May 2018, 17:29
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 May 2018, 17:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability 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 (CVE-2018-10194).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•ghostscript

    < 9.23-1.mga5

  • mageia•ghostscript

    < 9.23-1.mga6

References (4)