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CVE-2018-19134

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.25, the setpattern operator did not properly validate certain types. A specially crafted PostScript document could exploit this to crash Ghostscript or, possibly, execute arbitrary code in the context of the Ghostscript process. This is a type confusion issue because of failure to check whether the Implementation of a pattern dictionary was a structure type.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
20 Dec 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
Incorrect type conversion (CWE-704)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript
  • Every version up to 9.25

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19134
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19134