CVE-2018-19478
Apache Ghostscript Infinite Loop Vulnerability
Description
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the file.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 2, 2019, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:55 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-19478 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-19478
.
URL | Resource |
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http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm | Release Notes |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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CVE-2018-19478
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-19478
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm No Types Assigned https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655607 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0a7e5a1c309fa0911b892fa40996a7d55d90bace Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699856 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.26 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106445 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-19478
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-19478
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.00%
score
0.60192
percentile