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FKIE_CVE-2018-19475

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-11-23 05:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:49
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdfExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3005fcb9bb160af199e761e03bc70a9f249a987e
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aeea342904978c9fe17d85f4906a0f6fcce2d315
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700153Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdfExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm#Version9.26Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "psi/zdevice2.c en Artifex Ghostscript en versiones anteriores a la 9.26 permite a los atacantes remotos omitir las restricciones de acceso planeadas debido a que el espacio de pila disponible no se comprueba cuando el dispositivo no cambia."
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