CVE-2018-19477

HIGH 7.8CVE-2018-19477 · Published 23/11/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-19477 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting ghostscript (artifex), openshift container platform (redhat).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.0%, higher than 87.5% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 9.26 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ghostscript artifex	`< 9.26`	`9.26`
openshift container platform redhat	`= 3.11`	No fix yet

Description

psi/zfjbig2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because of a JBIG2Decode type confusion.

References

git.ghostscript.com
git.ghostscript.com
securityfocus.com/bid/106154 · Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 · Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229 · Third Party Advisory
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00036.html · Mailing List
semmle.com/news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf · Exploit
usn.ubuntu.com/3831-1 · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4346 · Third Party Advisory
ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/History9.htm · Release Notes

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ghostscript

artifex

< 9.26

9.26

openshift container platform

redhat

= 3.11

No fix yet

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