Upstream information

CVE-2018-10194 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 7
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Low High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction Required Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1090099 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Build System Kit 12 SP3
  • ghostscript-mini >= 9.15-23.10.1
  • ghostscript-mini-devel >= 9.15-23.10.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP3-2018-941
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-23.10.2
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-23.10.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-941
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • ghostscript >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • ghostscript >= 9.26a-3.15.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.26a-3.15.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.26a-3.15.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-3.27.2
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-3.27.2
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-3.27.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • ghostscript >= 9.23-3.3.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.23-3.3.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.23-3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1281
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.47.10.1
 Patchnames:
slessp4-ghostscript-library-13617
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-23.10.2
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-23.10.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-941
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-ijs-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • libgimpprint-devel >= 4.2.7-32.47.10.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13617
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-23.10.2
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-23.10.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-941
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.27-23.28.1
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • ghostscript >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-mini >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-mini-debuginfo >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-mini-debugsource >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-mini-devel >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo >= 9.23-lp150.2.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2019-505
openSUSE Leap 42.3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-debuginfo >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-debugsource >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-mini >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-mini-debuginfo >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-mini-debugsource >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-mini-devel >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-14.6.1
  • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo >= 9.15-14.6.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2018-479

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.

Product(s) Source package State
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Module for Basesystem ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15-SP1 Module for Basesystem ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15-SP2 Module for Basesystem ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 ghostscript Released