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CVE-2018-19134

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CVE-2018-19134 is a type confusion vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript through version 9.25, also affecting Debian and Red Hat distributions. A specially crafted PostScript document can exploit this flaw via the setpattern operator. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for local code execution or denial of service, requiring user interaction to trigger. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0287 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ghostscript-0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ghostscript
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ghostscript

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-19134Important

ghostscript: Type confusion in setpattern (700141)

Nov 20, 2018

References

git.ghostscript.com
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3834
Third Party Advisory
bugs.ghostscript.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00019.html
Third Party Advisory
semmle.com / news/semmle-discovers-severe-vulnerability-ghostscript-postscript-pdf
ExploitThird Party Advisory
ghostscript.com / doc/9.26/News.htm
Release Notes
securityfocus.com / bid/106278
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry