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ALPINE-CVE-2018-10194
ALPINE-CVE-2018-10194
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ghostscript | 8.71-r1, 9.09-r1, 9.09-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ghostscript | 8.71-r4, 8.71-r2, 8.71-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ghostscript | 9.16-r1, 9.21-r3, 9.21-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ghostscript | 0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ghostscript | 9.15-r0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0, 8.71-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | wireshark | 1.10.0-r0, 1.4.4-r0, 1.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 8.64-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ghostscript | 9.21-r1, 9.21-r3, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 9.09-r0, 9.16-r1, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 9.06-r0, 0, 8.64-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ghostscript | 8.70-r0, 0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 8.64-r0, 0, 9.16-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 9.21-r2, 8.71-r0, 8.71-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ghostscript | 9.21-r3, 0, 9.22-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ghostscript | 8.71-r4, 9.09-r1, 9.09-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ghostscript | 9.04-r0, 9.00-r1, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ghostscript | 0, 9.22-r0, 9.21-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ghostscript | 9.22-r0, 8.64-r0, 8.70-r0 |
Timeline
- Apr 18, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch