High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-19476
CVE-2018-19476
Description
psi/zicc.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a setcolorspace type confusion.
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Affected products
36- Range: <9.26
- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ghostscript&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ghostscript&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libspectre&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 9.54.0-2.2+ 34 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.54.0-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-3.9.4
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.26-23.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-3.4.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.7-12.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdfnvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106154nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htmnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- git.ghostscript.comnvd
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