UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19478

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CVE-2018-19478
Published: 02 Jan 2019, 18:29
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Jan 2019, 18:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•ghostscript

    < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

References (2)