High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-10194
CVE-2018-10194
Description
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
23<=9.22+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=9.22
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.22
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript-library&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015
< 9.15-23.10.2+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.62-32.47.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.15-23.10.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.23-3.3.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040729nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2918nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00028.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3636-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.ghostscript.comnvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.